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Laramidia

Laramidia proper noun: an island continent, during the late Cretaceous period, that now makes up the west coast of North America.

Proper noun

Laramidia

  1. An island continent, during the late Cretaceous period, that now makes up the west coast of North America.

Origin of Laramidia

Named after the city Laramie by the American paleontologist J. David Archibald.

Questions about Laramidia

What does Laramidia mean?
Laramidia means an island continent, during the late Cretaceous period, that now makes up the west coast of North America.
What part of speech is Laramidia?
Laramidia is a proper noun.

Words near Laramidia in the dictionary

  1. Laralia
  2. laraman
  3. Laramee
  4. Laramees
  5. Laramide
  6. Laramidia
  7. Laramie
  8. Laramie County
  9. Laramore
  10. Laramores
  11. Laraque

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