Found 1 items, similar to Calciferous epoch.
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Calciferous epoch
Calciferous
\Cal*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime +
-ferous.]
Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of
lime.
[1913 Webster]
Calciferous epoch (Geol.), an epoch in the American lower
Silurian system, immediately succeeding the Cambrian
period. The name alludes to the peculiar mixture of
calcareous and siliceous characteristics in many of the
beds. See the Diagram under
Geology.
[1913 Webster]