Oriskany
Oriskany , adjective
[From Oriskany, in New York.]
(Geology) Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the Silurian age.
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Oriskany period , a subdivision of the American Paleozoic system intermediate or transitional in character between the Silurian and Devonian ages. See Chart of Geology.