bajocian
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/bəˈdʒoʊsiən/
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/bəˈdʒəʊsiən/
Middle Jurassic stage
Etymology
'Bajocian' originates from French, specifically the word 'Bajocien', where it referred to 'of Bayeux' (the town Bayeux, Normandy).
'Bajocian' was coined in 19th-century geological literature derived from Latin 'Bajocae' (the Roman name for Bayeux) via French 'Bajocien' and adopted as the formal name for the Middle Jurassic stage.
Initially, it meant 'of Bayeux' (pertaining to the town); over time it came to denote the formal geological stage and time interval now called the Bajocian.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a formal chronostratigraphic stage and corresponding time interval of the Middle Jurassic, used in geology and paleontology (the Bajocian stage, named for strata near Bayeux, France).
Ammonites from the Bajocian are commonly used for biostratigraphic correlation.
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