Portlandian

English

Etymology

From Portland +‎ -ian. Named after the Isle of Portland in Dorset where the strata are exposed and have been extensively worked.

Proper noun

Portlandian

  1. (archaic, geology) The Tithonian stage or age, now considered strata about 150 million years old.
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