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n. 1 (context geology English) A biostratigraphic unit: an interval of geological strata defined on the basis of its characteristic fossil taxa. 2 (context ecology English) An ecozone.
Wikipedia
Biostratigraphic unit or biozones are intervals of geological strata that are defined on the basis of their characteristic fossil taxa.
A biostratigraphic unit may be defined on the basis of a single taxon or combinations of taxa, on relative abundances of taxa, or variations in features related to the distribution of fossils. The same strata may be zoned differently depending on the diagnostic criteria or fossil group chosen, so there may be several, sometimes overlapping, biostratigraphic units in the same interval.
The length of time represented by a biostratigraphic zone is called a biochron.
Usage examples of "biozone".
There’s an oxygen world in the biozone, but we couldn’t get close in the time we have.
First step was to calculate the area of a given sun’s biozone, and then to find the elusive blade of grass.
His plan was to reach the mountains, climb above the vine's biozone, and wait there for rescue.