azoic

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That land belongs to the Azoic period, and contains no trace of life.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 by Various

There are traces of periods of superabundant ice and snow, of “Glacial Ages,” that is, even in the Azoic period.

From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

In the European ocean of the Azoic epoch we find five islands of considerable size.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 by Various

The progress of life is then described as the basis of subdivision into Geological Ages; and the subdivisions of geological time are presented as follows:— I. Azoic Time or Age.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 by Various

They follow each other from east to west in a narrower area, just as the Azoic, Silurian, and Devonian deposits follow each other from north to south in the northern part of the United States.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 by Various