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ˌPermo-Carboˈniferous, a. Geol.
[f. Permo-, used as comb. form of Permian + Carboniferous.]
Forming a transition between the Carboniferous and Permian systems; applied to certain Palæozoic formations in Bohemia and in N. America. Also, pertaining to or including the Permian and the Carboniferous systems or periods. Also absol.
1874Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. XXX. 217 Taking into consideration the great thickness of the Carboniferous in Nova Scotia and the large development of this Upper Permo-Carboniferous member, it would not be surprising that in this last we may have a chronological equivalent of part at least of the European Permian. 1885Lyell Elem. Geol. xxiii. (ed. 4) 352 In the basins of Pilsen and Rakowitz in Bohemia, the flora of the strata is Carboniferous, but the fauna is decidedly like that of the Permian series. These strata, which are called Permocarb[oniferous], have yielded 43 species of Amphibians. 1897Trans. Manchester Geol. Soc. XXV. 207 (heading) On the Permo-Carboniferous boundary. 1928C. Dawson Age of Gods i. 5 The vast glaciation of Permo-Carboniferous times..marks the end of the Primary Palæozoic world. 1955G. G. Woodford tr. Gignoux's Stratigr. Geol. v. 156 The great variety of facies of the Permo-Carboniferous in Europe and the harmonious way in which they can be grouped make of this system, seen as a whole, a magnificent illustration of stratigraphic synthesis. 1971A. G. Smith in I. G. Gass et al. Understanding Earth xv. 224/1 The distribution of Permo-Carboniferous tillites. |