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Itaboraian

Itaboraian proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

the Itaboraian

  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.
    • Carodnia is known only from the Itaboraian in both Patagonia, where it was first discovered, and Brazil, where it is better represented.2012, John J. Flynn, Reynaldo Charrier, Darin A. Croft, Andre R. Wyss, “Cenozoic Andean Faunas”, in Bruce D. Patterson, Leonora P. Costa, editors, Bones, Clones, and Biomes, University of Chicago...
    • The Panriochican Subcycle includes two ages, the Itaboraian and the Riochican, summarized below.2013, Richard A. Fariña, Sergio F. Vizcaíno, Gerry De Iuliis, Megafauna: Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America, University of Indiana Press, page 85

Adjective

Itaboraian (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to or occurring within the Itaboraian age.

Origin of Itaboraian

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

Questions about Itaboraian

What does Itaboraian mean?
Itaboraian means 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.
What part of speech is Itaboraian?
Itaboraian can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Itaboraian in the dictionary

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  4. Itabashi
  5. itabirite
  6. Itaboraian
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  10. itacistic
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