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biostrome

bi·o·strome [ b ə strm ] (plural bi·o·stromes)


noun 
Definition:
 
separate layer in rock: a thin layer in a rock formation that consists of organic material such as fossils deposited at the site where they lived

[Early 20th century. < modern Latin biostroma< Greek bios "life" + strōma "bed, covering"]
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