释义 |
Rupelian, a. Geol.|ruːˈpiːlɪən| [a. F. Rupelien, f. Rupel, the name of a small tributary of the river Scheldt.] A division of the oligocene of Belgium, lying above the tongrian.
1852Jrnl. Geol. Soc. VIII. 296 They [shells] are referred by M. Dumont to part of his Rupelian system. 1883Science II. 16/1 The oligocene system shows two principal divisions (tongrian, rupelian), which stretch across the lower part of the river Escaut. |