paleodepth

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

paleo- +‎ depth

Noun

paleodepth (plural paleodepths)

  1. (geology) Depth of an ocean deposit at a particular time in the geologic past
    • 1996, Richard K. Olsson et al., “The Cretaceous-Tertiary Catastrophic Event at Millers Ferry, Alabama”, in Graham Ryder et al., editors, The Cretaceous-Tertiary Event and Other Catastrophes in Earth History‎, →ISBN, page 273:
      These models indicate that paleodepths were on the order of 30 m or so at the time of the boundary event.
  • paleoaltitude
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