"devonian" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 泥盆紀

Definition

泥盆紀是地球歷史上的一個時期，約發生於4.19億至3.59億年前，以早期魚類和首批陸生植物的出現而著稱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於地質或古生物學範疇，作為時期名稱首字母需大寫。能作名詞或形容詞使用，日常對話中極少用。

Examples

The Devonian period came after the Silurian period.

**泥盆紀**時期在志留紀之後。

Many fish species appeared during the Devonian.

在**泥盆紀**時期出現了許多魚類。

Fossils from the Devonian have been found in this area.

在這個地區發現了**泥盆紀**的化石。

Those cliffs are made of Devonian limestone, which is over 350 million years old.

那些懸崖由**泥盆紀**石灰岩構成，已有三億五千萬年以上的歷史。

The Devonian is sometimes called the 'Age of Fishes' because of the diversity of fish.

**泥盆紀**有時被稱為「魚類時代」，因為魚類非常多樣。

You can tell those rocks are Devonian by the kinds of fossils inside them.

可以由裡面的化石種類判斷這些岩石是**泥盆紀**的。