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Type locality

The place where a formation, member or species was first described and from which it takes its name; the type section is the exposure there that serves as the reference for the unit.

The place where a formation, member or species was first described and from which it takes its name; the type section is the exposure there that serves as the reference for the unit.

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Stratum Strata. "Type locality" (Glossary). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/strata/glossary/type-locality. Accessed 2026-09-21.

BibTeX · CSL-JSON

@misc{stratum-type-locality,
  title        = {Type locality},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/glossary/type-locality}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Glossary article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16; sources: stratum. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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