epeiric

epeiric
Describing the part of a sea that lies over a continental shelf

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  • epeiric — in reference to seas covering continental shelves, 1917, from Gk. epeiros mainland + IC (Cf. ic) …   Etymology dictionary

  • epeiric — /i puy rik/, adj. extending inland from a continental margin: an epeiric sea. [1920 25; < Gk épeir(os) mainland, continent + IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • Epeiric sea — An epeiric sea (also known as an epicontinental sea) is a large but shallow body of salt water that lies over a part of a continent. Epeiric seas are usually associated with the marine transgressions of the early Cenozoic and other eras. They can …   Wikipedia

  • epeiric — epei·ric …   English syllables

  • epeiric —   a. (of sea) within the continental shelf …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • epeiric — ə̇ˈpīrik, (ˈ)e|p adjective Etymology: Greek ēpeiros mainland, continent + English ic of a shallow sea : that covers a large part of a continent while remaining connected with the ocean compare epicontinental …   Useful english dictionary

  • Epeiric Seas —    Shallow seas that cover a continent, usually caused when the sea level rises …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

  • Transgression (geology) — A transgression is a geologic event during which sea level rises relative to the land and the shoreline moves toward higher ground, resulting in flooding.Transgressions can be caused either by the land sinking or the ocean basins filling with… …   Wikipedia

  • sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …   Universalium

  • Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event — Artist s rendering of bolide impact Badlands nea …   Wikipedia

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