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Definition of Bathyal zone
1. Noun. The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone.
Generic synonyms: Davy Jones, Davy Jones's Locker, Ocean Bottom, Ocean Floor, Sea Bottom, Sea Floor, Seabed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bathyal Zone
Literary usage of Bathyal zone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"is the typical bathyal zone (diagonal lines); the next (3000-6000 ft., cross-lines)
the deeper bathyal zone. Beyond this (below 6000 ..."
2. A Comprehensive Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"... is called the bathyal zone proper, the lower part the deeper bathyal zone.
Above the floor of the deep sea lies the abyssal district of the ocean. ..."
3. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1907)
"... of fossils in rocks of this class which were formed during the Secondary era
and the distribution of living forms within the bathyal zone of the ocean. ..."
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