Stephanianadj.

/stɪˈfeɪnɪən/

Etymology: < French stéphanien (A. de Lapparent Traité de Géol. (ed. 3, 1893) 819), < Stephanus , latinized form of Saint-Etienne , name of a city in central France where it is represented: see -ian suffix.

Geology.

Of, pertaining to, or designating the uppermost division of the Carboniferous in Europe, especially where represented by coalbearing formations. Also absol.

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Bernician1856

seral1858

vespertine1858

Mississippian1891

Pennsylvanian1891

Westphalian1895

Stephanian1901

Viséan1905

Tournaisian1910

Namurian1915

1901 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 9 196 The flora of the Caradons stage contains a mingling of uppermost Westphalian species with Stephanian types.

1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 1051 Stephanian.

1912 A. J. Jukes-Browne Student's Handbk. Stratigr. Geol. (ed. 2) x. 317 A few small tracts of Stephanian measures occur in Brittany and Normandy... The most northern of these is at Littry.., the Coal-measures here..being conformably overlain by Permian Beds, and they belong, therefore, to the latest phase of the Stephanian.

1931 J. W. Gregory & B. H. Barrett Gen. Stratigr. vii. 118 The Stephanian is absent from the N. of France and Westphalia, and is present in numerous coalfields preserved in basins in the pre-Palaeozoic rocks of the Central Plateau of France.

1959 Chambers's Encycl. III. 104/2 The Carboniferous System is well developed throughout Europe where the Dinantian, Namurian, Westphalian and Stephanian are recognized.

1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation i. 20 Lakes and marshes are known in the northern hemisphere which were contemporaneous with the Stephanian and Sakmarian glaciers of the Southern hemisphere.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	stephanian
释义	Stephanianadj. /stɪˈfeɪnɪən/ Etymology: < French stéphanien (A. de Lapparent Traité de Géol. (ed. 3, 1893) 819), < Stephanus , latinized form of Saint-Etienne , name of a city in central France where it is represented: see -ian suffix. Geology. Of, pertaining to, or designating the uppermost division of the Carboniferous in Europe, especially where represented by coalbearing formations. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > stratigraphic units > [adjective] > primary or Palaeozoic > carboniferous > specific Bernician1856 seral1858 vespertine1858 Mississippian1891 Pennsylvanian1891 Westphalian1895 Stephanian1901 Viséan1905 Tournaisian1910 Namurian1915 1901 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 9 196 The flora of the Caradons stage contains a mingling of uppermost Westphalian species with Stephanian types. 1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 1051 Stephanian. 1912 A. J. Jukes-Browne Student's Handbk. Stratigr. Geol. (ed. 2) x. 317 A few small tracts of Stephanian measures occur in Brittany and Normandy... The most northern of these is at Littry.., the Coal-measures here..being conformably overlain by Permian Beds, and they belong, therefore, to the latest phase of the Stephanian. 1931 J. W. Gregory & B. H. Barrett Gen. Stratigr. vii. 118 The Stephanian is absent from the N. of France and Westphalia, and is present in numerous coalfields preserved in basins in the pre-Palaeozoic rocks of the Central Plateau of France. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. III. 104/2 The Carboniferous System is well developed throughout Europe where the Dinantian, Namurian, Westphalian and Stephanian are recognized. 1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation i. 20 Lakes and marshes are known in the northern hemisphere which were contemporaneous with the Stephanian and Sakmarian glaciers of the Southern hemisphere. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1901
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