Chemung period

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:27:24

Che*mung" pe"ri*od (?), Geol.

A subdivision in the upper part of the Devonian system in America, so named from the Chemung River, along which the rocks are well developed. It includes the Portage and Chemung groups or epochs. See the Diagram under Geology.

 

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