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Definition of Pennsylvanian
1. Noun. From 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land.
Group relationships: Carboniferous, Carboniferous Period
Generic synonyms: Geological Period, Period
2. Noun. A native or resident of Pennsylvania.
Definition of Pennsylvanian
1. Noun. An inhabitant or a resident of the state of Pennsylvania. ¹
2. Noun. (geology) Any of the three Pennsylvanian epochs. ¹
3. Adjective. (geology) Of any of the three geologic epochs (lower, middle and upper) within the Carboniferous period from 318 to 299 million years ago; marked by a high oxygen atmosphere and the rise of reptiles and winged insects. ¹
4. Adjective. Of, or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pennsylvanian
Literary usage of Pennsylvanian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports ... 2d Series by International Labour Office, United States Tariff Commission (1915)
"The Stratigraphy of the Pennsylvanian Series in Missouri. ... The main body of
the Pennsylvanian series includes the highest consolidated rocks in about ..."
2. An Introduction to Historical Geology: With Special Reference to North America by William John Miller (1916)
"As stated in the preceding chapter, the Pennsylvanian system represents a part
... In other continents, strata equivalent to the Pennsylvanian are usually ..."
3. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science by Indiana Academy of Science (1922)
"The Permian thickens tremendously away from the field where the angular unconformity
between the Permian and Pennsylvanian decreases. ..."
4. Geology, Physical and Historical by Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland (1916)
"Oil and gas occur in some of the sandstones of the Pennsylvanian system in ...
The exact length of the Pennsylvanian Period is as doubtful as that of the ..."
5. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1905)
"The Pennsylvanian system2 is continued northward into Alaska, ... In the arctic
regions of America, the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian are not ..."
6. Geology of the Mid Continent Oilfields, Kansas, Oklahoma and North Texas by Thomas Owen Bosworth (1920)
"SECTION B THE Pennsylvanian AND LOWER PERMIAN IN KANSAS In Kansas and northern
Oklahoma, the stratigraphy of the Pennsylvanian has been much studied, ..."
7. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1905)
"In the arctic regions of America, the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian are not
... The following sections of the Pennsylvanian system (together with the ..."
8. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"CHAPTER X. THE Pennsylvanian (COAL MEASURES, CARBONIFEROUS PROPER) PERIOD. ...
The Pennsylvanian system includes the Pottsville conglomerate (Millstone ..."
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