Definition of Devonean
De*vo"ni*an (?), a. (Geol.)
Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the
Devonian rocks, period, or system.
Devonian age (Geol.), the age next
older than the Carboniferous and later than the Silurian; -- called
also the Age of fishes. The various strata of this age compose
the Devonian formation or system, and include the old
red sandstone of Great Britain. They contain, besides plants and
numerous invertebrates, the bony portions of many large and
remarkable fishes of extinct groups. See the Diagram under
Geology.
De*vo"ni*an, n. The Devonian age
or formation.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (geology) of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago
- (geology) the Devonian period
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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