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subcontemporaneous en · ADJ

Etymology

From sub- + contemporaneous.

Meanings

1. beneath (and therefore older than) a contemporaneous layer or site
   • The ichthyological diversity registered confirms the presence of a permanent freshwater environment in the African northern region with a probable hydrological system of significant size and including streams and possibly lakes or ponds (see also environmental discussion on the subcontemporaneous site at Birket Qarun [6 ]). 2015 December 17, “A Fish Assemblage from the Middle Eocene from Libya (Dur At-Talah) and the Earliest Record of Modern African Fish Genera”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

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