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Taxonomy vs Diagenesis - What's the difference?

taxonomy | diagenesis |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and diagenesis

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while diagenesis is (geology) all the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    diagenesis

    English

    (wikipedia diagenesis)

    Noun

    (diageneses)
  • (geology) All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.

    • Derived terms

    * diagenetic