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Furongian

Furongian adjective: of a geologic epoch within the Cambrian period from about 501 to 488 million years ago; marked by an "explosion" of life.

Adjective

Furongian (not comparable)

  1. Of a geologic epoch within the Cambrian period from about 501 to 488 million years ago; marked by an "explosion" of life.
    • A new species of corcoraniid arthropod that lived during the Furongian epoch, between 497 and 487 million years ago, has been identified from an exceptionally preserved specimen found near Québec, Canada.2026 May 29, “490-Million-Year-Old Arthropod Fossil Fills Puzzling Gap in Fossil Record”, in Sci.News, archived from the original on 30 May 2026

Proper noun

Furongian

  1. The Furongian epoch.

Questions about Furongian

What does Furongian mean?
Furongian means of a geologic epoch within the Cambrian period from about 501 to 488 million years ago; marked by an "explosion" of life.
What part of speech is Furongian?
Furongian can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Furongian in the dictionary

  1. furol
  2. furole
  3. furonaphthoquinone
  4. furonaphthoquinones
  5. Furong
  6. Furongian
  7. furongite
  8. furophanate
  9. furopyrimidine
  10. furopyrimidines
  11. furoquinoline

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