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Subcarboniferous

Sub-carˊbon-if′er-ous

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Adj.
(Geol.)
Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures. It was a marine formation characterized in general by beds of limestone.
Noun.
The Subcarboniferous period or formation.

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Subcarboniferous

Subcarboniferous

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Proper noun

Subcarboniferous

  1. (geology) The lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures; a marine formation characterized in general by beds of limestone.