autochthonous

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Originating where found
Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation

Death and burial may be simultaneous, resulting in a preserved snapshot of an autochthonous assemblage that may be compared directly with present day ecosystems.

Native to the place where found; indigenous

Two of the most celebrated of the evolutionists reject the autochthonous view, for Darwin's Descent of Man and Haeckel's Hist. of Creation consider the American man an emigrant from the old world, whatever way the race may have developed.

material that is internally manufactured within the aquatic ecosystem (Cole, 1994) Autochthonous, or oligotrophic lakes are clear with low colour Autochthonous lakes can be assigned a trophic status based on total phosphorus loading (Clark, 2002a)
Refers to something formed in its present location Antonym of allochthonous
indigenous, native to a place, not changed by man
Material, particularly within sediments and sedimentary rocks, that has formed or grown in situ and has not been transported
of rocks, deposits, etc ; found where they and their constituents were formed
A term applied to shelves on which older shelf sediments are primarily being reworked by modern shelf processes
{s} local, native
found where they and their constituents were formed
Microorganisms and/or substances indigenous to a given ecosystem; the true inhabitants of an ecosystem; referring to the common microbiota of the body of soil microorganisms that tend to remain constant despite fluctuations in the quantity of fermentable organic matter
originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
\aw-TOCK-thuh-nuhs\, adjective: 1 Aboriginal; indigenous; native 2 Formed or originating in the place where found
of rocks, deposits, etc
native to a place; not imported; used to describe a disease transmitted by vectors that became infected from a local source
Originating, where found
Aboriginal; indigenous; native
Native; indigenous; aboriginal; springing from the soil or land; related to the original primitive inhabitants
A term applied to rocks of which the dominant constituents have been formed in the natural or original position as opposed to prior erosion and disposition
autochthonous
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