Meanings
proper noun
- An island continent, during the late Cretaceous period, that now makes up the west coast of North America.
Origin
Named after the city Laramie by the American paleontologist J. David Archibald.
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APA
Laramidia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laramidia
MLA
“Laramidia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laramidia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laramidia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laramidia.
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