subcontemporaneous

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ contemporaneous

Adjective

subcontemporaneous (comparative more subcontemporaneous, superlative most subcontemporaneous)

1. beneath (and therefore older than) a contemporaneous layer or site
   • 2015 December 17, “A Fish Assemblage from the Middle Eocene from Libya (Dur At-Talah) and the Earliest Record of Modern African Fish Genera”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The ichthyological diversity registered confirms the presence of a permanent freshwater environment in the African northern region with a probable hydrological system of significant size and including streams and possibly lakes or ponds (see also environmental discussion on the subcontemporaneous site at Birket Qarun [6 ]).