{Acadian epoch} (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the
American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American
rocks known to be fossiliferous. See {Geology}.
{Acadian owl} (Zo["o]l.), a small North American owl ({Nyctule Acadica}); the saw-whet. [1913 Webster] ||
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Acadian — A*ca di*an, a. Of or pertaining to Acadia, or Nova Scotia. Acadian farmers. Longfellow. n. A native of Acadie. [1913 Webster] {Acadian epoch} (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acadian owl — Acadian A*ca di*an, a. Of or pertaining to Acadia, or Nova Scotia. Acadian farmers. Longfellow. n. A native of Acadie. [1913 Webster] {Acadian epoch} (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acadian — 1. adjective a) Of or pertaining to Acadia, its people, or their language or culture. b) Of or pertaining to the Acadian epoch. 2. noun a) A native of Acadia. In many places, Acadian has been supplanted by English and by Standard … Wiktionary
Nyctule Acadica — Acadian A*ca di*an, a. Of or pertaining to Acadia, or Nova Scotia. Acadian farmers. Longfellow. n. A native of Acadie. [1913 Webster] {Acadian epoch} (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Geology of the North Sea — Contents 1 Tectonic structure 2 Precambrian 3 Finnmarkian, Athollian, Caledonian Orogenies … Wikipedia
North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… … Universalium
Geologic time scale — This clock representation shows some of the major units of geological time and definitive events of Earth history. The Hadean eon represents the time before fossil record of life on Earth; its upper boundary is now regarded as 4.0 Ga.[1] Other… … Wikipedia
Marcellus Formation — Stratigraphic range: Middle Devonian … Wikipedia
Paleozoic — era 542 251 million years ago Key events in the Paleozoic view • edit … Wikipedia
Taconic Orogeny — Mountain building event that affected the Appalachian Geosyncline along the eastern coast of the U.S. Evidence for the orogeny is most pronounced in the northern Appalachian Mountains, but its effects can be noted as far away as Tennessee and… … Universalium
