Stratigraphy Quotes (2)
Let us make an arbitrary decision (by a show of hands if necessary) to define the base of every stratigraphical unit in a selected section. This may be called the 'Principle of the Golden Spike'. Then stratigraphical nomenclature can be forgotten and we can get on with the real work of stratigraphy, which is correlation and interpretation.
The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record, 3rd edn. (1993), 110.
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Sedimentation in the past has often been very rapid indeed and very spasmodic. This may be called the 'Phenomenon of the Catastrophic Nature of the Stratigraphical Record'.
The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record, 3rd edn. (1993), 70.
See also: | Geology (109)
