English Explanatory Dictionary

Itaboraian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A geologic age, 53.0–50.0 mya and within the Ypresian (Early Eocene), whose stratotype is the Itaboraí Formation; used especially in the context of South American land mammal age (SALMA) classification.
adj
  1. Of, pertaining to or occurring within the Itaboraian age.

Word forms

Itaboraian the Itaboraian

Etymology

From Portuguese Itaboraí, specifically referring to the Itaboraí Formation (Formação Itaboraí), which is near the city of Itaboraí, Brazil.

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