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| Expression | 1. (Geol.), the age immediately following the Devonian, or Age of fishes, and characterized by the vegetation which formed the coal beds. This age embraces three periods, the Subcarboniferous, the Carboniferous, and Permian.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: CARBONIFEROUS AGE
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| Carboniferous age | (Geol.), the age immediately following the Devonian, or Age of fishes, and characterized by the vegetation which formed the coal beds. This age embraces three periods, the Subcarboniferous, the Carboniferous, and Permian. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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