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subcarboniferous - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'subcarboniferous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Subcarboniferous [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures. It was a marine formation characterized in general by beds of limestone.
2 . Subcarboniferous [ n.]
- The Subcarboniferous period or formation.