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Portlandian

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Etymology

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From Portland +‎ -ian. Named after the Isle of Portland in Dorset where the strata are exposed and have been extensively worked.

Proper noun

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Portlandian

  1. (archaic, geology) The Tithonian stage or age, now considered strata about 150 million years old.