What is later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary; Post-tertiary; as, the Quaternary age, or Age of man called?
quaternary — (Geol.) Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary; Post-tertiary; as, the Quaternary age, or Age of man. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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