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mammaliferous, a. Geol.|mæməˈlɪfərəs|
[f. Mammali-a + -ferous.]
Containing mammalian remains.
1851Richardson's Geol. x. 356 The mammaliferous crag consists of shelly beds of sand [etc.]. 1857H. Miller Test. Rocks ii. 79 Not until the great mammaliferous period is fairly ushered in, do either the bats or the whales make their appearance in creation.
¶ Loosely used for mammalian.
1873J. Geikie Gt. Ice Age xi. 150 The strata containing mammaliferous remains. |