Oriskany /(?)/

O·ris·ka·ny

Oriskany

a.
  1. Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the Silurian age. (Geol.)

Phrases & Compounds
Oriskany period
a subdivision of the American Paleozoic system intermediate or transitional in character between the Silurian and Devonian ages. See Chart of Geology.