Cenomanian

adjective

Cen·​o·​ma·​nian

¦senə¦mānēən,

-nyən

: of or relating to the division of the European Upper Cretaceous between the Albian and the Turonian

Word History

Etymology

French cénomanien, from Medieval Latin Cenomania Le Mans, city in northwestern France, from Latin Cenomani, a Celtic tribe of northern Italy

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