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Tournaisian
Tournaisian
1. The earliest epoch in the Mississippian, preceded by the Famennian Age (Devonian), followed by the Visean Epoch, and dated at 362.5–349.5 Ma ( Harland et al., 1989). It comprises the Hastarian and Ivorian Ages. 2. The name of the corresponding European/Russian series, which is roughly contemporaneous with the lower Carboniferous Limestone (Britain), and the Kinderhookian and lower Osagean (N. America). See also DINANTIAN. |
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Tournaisian." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Tournaisian." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Tournaisian.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Tournaisian." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Tournaisian.html |
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Tournaisian
Tournaisian See CARBONIFEROUS.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Tournaisian." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Tournaisian." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Tournaisian.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Tournaisian." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Tournaisian.html |
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