What does "orleanian" mean?

Of or relating to a period of geologic time 20 to 16 million years ago, within the Miocene, preceding the Astaracian age and following the Agenian age.

Orleanian

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1
Of or relating to a period of geologic time 20 to 16 million years ago, within the Miocene, preceding the Astaracian age and following the Agenian age. not-comparable
2
Of, or relating to Orleans, Centre-Val de Loire, France. not-comparable

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