Meanings
proper noun
- obsoletegeographyThe latter subdivision of the Hamilton period in the now obsolete American Devonian system.
Origin
So-named because the formations of this period crop out in Genesee, New York.
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APA
Genesee epoch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Genesee%20epoch
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“Genesee epoch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Genesee%20epoch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Genesee epoch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Genesee%20epoch.
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