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homotaxis definition

homo·taxis (hō′mō tak′sis, -mə-; häm′ō-, -ə-)

noun

Geol. a similarity in the arrangement of layers, or in the fossil content, between strata of different regions not necessarily formed at the same time

Etymology: ModL < homo- + -taxis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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