Ypresian

Meanings

Proper Noun

A subdivision of the Eocene epoch

Adjective

Of or pertaining to a geological epoch, the oldest age or lowest stratigraphic stage of the Eocene.

Origin

From the French ypresien, from Ypres + -ien; equivalent to Ypres + -ian; compare yperite.

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