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Amino Acid Racemitization (AAR)<\/strong><\/td>a method of estimating the age of fossils based on the time elapsed since amino acid molecules formed post-mortem<\/td><\/tr>
Biostratigraphy<\/strong><\/td>the organisation of strata<\/strong> according to fossil material<\/td><\/tr>
Chronostratigraphy<\/strong><\/td>the organisation of strata<\/strong> according to absolute age<\/td><\/tr>
Deposit\/sediment<\/strong><\/td>form through the accumulation or deposition of minerals and organic material<\/td><\/tr>
Diatoms<\/strong><\/td>single cell algae that has a cell wall made of silica that is often preserved in deposits\/sediments<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Dinoflagellate cysts<\/strong><\/td>single celled algae that live in marine and freshwater environments, their cysts are often preserved in deposits\/sediments<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Foraminifera<\/strong><\/td>single celled organisms that live in marine environments that build a shell that is often preserved in deposits\/sediments<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Geological period<\/strong><\/td>an interval of time defined by the geological history of the Earth<\/td><\/tr>
Geological epoch<\/strong><\/td>geological periods<\/strong> are subdivided into epochs, which are periods of time defined by the geological history of the earth<\/td><\/tr>
Geological sub-epoch<\/strong><\/td>geological epochs<\/strong> are subdivided into sub-epochs, which are periods of time defined by the geological history of the earth<\/td><\/tr>
Glacio-isostatic Adjustment (GIA)<\/strong><\/td>the movement of landing response to loading by ice during glacial periods<\/td><\/tr>
Glaciolacustrine<\/strong><\/td>Sediments laid down in a lake under or in front of an ice sheet<\/td><\/tr>
Glaciotectonised<\/strong><\/td>when sediments are deformed by processes occurring in and around ice sheets<\/td><\/tr>
Infrared Stimulated Luminescence (IRSL)<\/strong><\/td>a method for determining the age of deposits\/sediments<\/strong> by measuring the luminescence properties after stimulation by infrared light in relation to amount of radiation the material has received in the natural environment<\/td><\/tr>
ka<\/strong><\/td>thousands of years<\/td><\/tr>
Lithology<\/strong><\/td>the physical characteristics of deposits\/sediments<\/strong> (strata<\/strong>)<\/td><\/tr>
Lithostratigraphy<\/strong><\/td>the organisation of strata<\/strong> according to lithology<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Marine Isotope Stage (MIS)<\/strong><\/td>an interval of time defines by the Earths palaeoclimatic<\/strong> record determined from marine isotope records<\/td><\/tr>
Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL)<\/strong><\/td>a method for determining the age of deposits\/sediments<\/strong> by measuring the luminescence properties after stimulation by UV-light in relation to amount of radiation the material has received in the natural environment<\/td><\/tr>
Palaeo-secular variation (PSV)<\/strong><\/td>changes in the Earths geomagnetic field through time which if measured in deposits\/sediments<\/strong> can be indicative of age<\/td><\/tr>
Penecontemporaneous<\/strong><\/td>deposition occurred immediately after deposition of another strata<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sea-level index points (SLIPs)<\/strong><\/td>Evidence from a variety of sources (e.g. sedimentary, fossil, chemical) that define the elevation of past relative sea level at a specific point in time<\/td><\/tr>
Seismostratigraphy<\/strong><\/td>the organisation of strata<\/strong> according to the characteristics of seismic data<\/td><\/tr>
Strata<\/strong><\/td>a layer of deposits\/sediment<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Stratigraphy<\/strong><\/td>the relative order of different strata<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Subaerially<\/strong><\/td>existing or formed in the open air, not underwater<\/td><\/tr>
Sub-fossil<\/strong><\/td>part of a dead organism that is partly fossilised<\/td><\/tr>
Palaeoclimate<\/strong><\/td>Past climate<\/td><\/tr>
Post IR IRSL<\/strong><\/td>a specific experimental technique used in infrared stimulated luminescence<\/strong> dating<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Image credit: Aurochsen, Wessex Archaeology CC BY-NC 2.0
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