turbarianadj.
/təːˈbɛːrɪən/ Geology.
Of or pertaining to peatbogs; denoting a subdivision of the Pleistocene or glacial period, during which extensive deposits of peat were formed in Northern Europe and Asia.
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Icenian1856
turbarian1895
Cromerian1900
1895 J. Geikie in Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 3 251 ‘Lower Turbarian’ Fifth glacial epoch.
1895 J. Geikie in Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 3 252 ‘Upper Turbarian’ Sixth glacial epoch.
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