Carnian

English

Alternative forms

• Karnian

Proper noun

Carnian

1. (geology) The lowermost stage of the Upper Triassic series (or earliest age of the Late Triassic epoch), which lasted from 237 to 227 million years ago and was preceded by the Ladinian and followed by the Norian.

Derived terms

• Carnian pluvial episode
• Carnian pluvial event