Diastem

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Di´a`stem

(Anc. Mus.) Intervening space; interval.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Older researchers considered this formation as essentially made up of two lithologic bodies, recognized by different colors, with a diastem between (Soares, 1972, Fulfaro et al., 1984).

The Tatui Formation (Early Permian, Parana Basin), Brazil: Paleontology and Paleoenvironmental Considerations/La Formacion Tatui (Permico Temprano, Cuenca del Parana), Brasil: Consideraciones paleontologicas y paleoambientales

These basal gravels dip as much as 45 degrees to the west and have a sharp contact (presumably representing a diastem) with overlying sands.

A late Pleistocene (Sangamonian) vertebrate fauna from eastern Texas

Tufa deposits will be studied in details concerning their internal primary features, tufa units and facies, microfabrics, diagenesis and interrupting diastem periods.