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Devonian

de·vo·nian

UK/dɛˈvəʊ.nɪ.ən/ US/dɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/ uncommon dated

noun

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from 405 million to 345 million years ago; dominance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites

Origin

From Medieval Latin Devōnia (“Devon”) + -an. By surface analysis, Devon + -ian. Doublet of Dumnonian.

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