calciferous epoch
 

* 1.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...see also: calciferous

English Related Words* antiochian epoch

* calciferous

* cauda galli epoch

* chazy epoch

* cincinnati epoch

* drift epoch

* elephantine epoch

* eocene epoch

* epoch

* epoch date

* epoch making

* epoch or period

* epoch-making

* epocha

* epochal