Acme zone

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In biostratigraphy, an acme zone, abundance zone, or peak zone is the area of a teilzone where a particular fossil taxon reaches a higher level of abundance.[1]

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  1. ^ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr; Merck, John W. Jr. (2006). "GEOL 331 Lectures 6-7: Biostratigraphy". GEOL 331: Principles of Paleontology. University of Maryland. Archived from the original on 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2008-04-16.