Biostrome Definition

bīō-strōm
noun
A stratified rock deposit, such as coal or carbonate, formed from the remains of sedentary organisms such as trees or corals, crinoids, and brachiopods.
American Heritage
A flat, thin limestone layer consisting predominantly of marine fossils, as corals.
Webster's New World

(geology) A horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms.

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Other Word Forms of Biostrome

Noun

Singular:
biostrome
Plural:
biostromes

Origin of Biostrome

  • bio— Greek strōma bed, mattress ster-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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