penecontemporaneous

Examples

• All

• The sedimentary deposits are considered penecontemporaneous because of their closely matching ages.

• The fossils in these two layers are penecontemporaneous, indicating they were deposited almost simultaneously.

• Geologists determined that the volcanic eruptions were penecontemporaneous based on radiometric dating.

• The two rock layers are penecontemporaneous.

• The penecontemporaneous volcanic eruptions created layers of ash alongside the sedimentary deposits.

• During the excavation, we found penecontemporaneous fossils that dated back to the same geological period as the surrounding rocks.

• Geologists study penecontemporaneous formations to understand how different geological events overlap in time.

Synonyms

C

coinciding

vspenecontemporaneous

1 4.4

Happening at the same time as another event

occurs nearly at the same time rather than perfectly overlapping

C

coexistent

vspenecontemporaneous

1 6.3

Existing at the same time as something else

focuses on timing of formation rather than mere coexistence

C

co-occurrent

vspenecontemporaneous

1 8.8

Happening at the same time as something else

is nearly simultaneous but not strictly coincident

I

isochronic

vspenecontemporaneous

• Specialized

9.2

Happening at exactly the same time as something else

is formed nearly at the same time rather than exactly simultaneous

C

cooccurring

vspenecontemporaneous

6.2

Happening at the same time as something else

is about near timing of origin not chance parallelism

C

coetaneous

vspenecontemporaneous

• Formal

9.9

Happening at the same time as another thing

is about being formed almost at the same time rather than sharing a period

How Contemporary

simultaneous

47 4.4

penecontemporaneous

• Specialized

1 9.9

coeval

1 9.9

contemporary

2 4.2

anachronistic

9 9.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology