Biochron Explained

A biochron (from the Greek bios, life; and khronos, time) is the length of time represented by a biostratigraphic zone. Biochrons are named after characteristic fossil organisms or taxa that characterise that interval in time.^[1]

References

• North American Mammalian Time Scale Retrieved June 18, 2007

Notes

1. Web site: Biochronology and biochron boundaries: A real dilemma or a false problem? An example based on the Pleistocene large mammalian faunas from Italy . ResearchGate . en . May 10, 2017.