sedimentological en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English sedimentology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English sedimentological From sedimentology + -ical.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or caused by sedimentology.
The sedimentological conditions for trace fossil preservation are different from those conducive to preserving most body fossils; indeed, trace-producing activities are usually detrimental to the preservation of body fossils.
2009 January 16, Stefan Bengtson, Birger Rasmussen, “PALEONTOLOGY: New and Ancient Trace Makers”, in Science, volume 323, number 5912, →DOI: