"Carnian" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Karnian [alternative]
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  1. (geology) The lowermost stage of the Upper Triassic series (or earliest age of the Late Triassic epoch), which lasted from 237 to 227 million years ago and was preceded by the Ladinian and followed by the Norian. Derived forms: Carnian pluvial episode, Carnian pluvial event

Alternative forms

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