English Explanatory Dictionary

Portlandian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Tithonian stage or age, now considered strata about 150 million years old.

Word forms

Portlandian

Etymology

From Portland + -ian. Named after the Isle of Portland in Dorset where the strata are exposed and have been extensively worked.

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