Emsian

views updated May 08 2018

Emsian
1. An age in the Early Devonian Epoch preceded by the Siegenian, followed by the Eifelian, and dated at 390.4–386.9 Ma (Harland et al., 1989).

2. The name of the corresponding European stage, which is roughly contemporaneous with the lower Cunninghamian (Australia) and part of the Onesquethawian (N. America).

Emsian

views updated May 23 2018

Emsian See DEVONIAN.

Emsian

views updated May 23 2018

Emsian See DEVONIAN.

More From encyclopedia.com