Spinatum Zone

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The Spinatum Zone is a biostratigraphic subdivision of the Early Jurassic, characterized by specific ammonite assemblages used to refine the dating and correlation of Pliensbachian-age rock layers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chronostratigraphic unit
appliesTo Pliensbachian-age rock layers
belongsToEon Phanerozoic Eon
belongsToEpoch Early Jurassic Epoch
linked to: Early Jurassic
belongsToEra Mesozoic Era
belongsToPeriod Jurassic Period
characterizedBy specific ammonite assemblages
definedBy ammonite biostratigraphy
fieldOfStudy geology
paleontology
stratigraphy
geologicTimeRank zone
partOf Early Jurassic
Pliensbachian
subdivisionOf Pliensbachian Stage
linked to: Pliensbachian
temporalPosition late Pliensbachian
usedFor biostratigraphic correlation
refinement of geological dating
usedIn stratigraphic correlation of marine sedimentary rocks

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Pliensbachian contains Spinatum Zone