Cretaceous

  • 41cretaceous — Chalky or grayish white …

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  • 42cretaceous — /krəˈteɪʃəs/ (say kruh tayshuhs) adjective of the nature of, resembling, or containing chalk. {Latin crētāceus chalklike} …

  • 43Cretaceous —    The geologic period from 145 to 65 million years ago. Most dinosaurs became extinct at the end of this period. See Cambrian …

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  • 44Cretaceous, the — Cre|ta|ceous, the [ krı teıʃəs ] noun the period from about 144 to 65 million years ago when rock containing CHALK was formed ╾ Cre|ta|ceous adjective …

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  • 45cretaceous period — n. geologic timescale from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants …

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  • 46Cretaceous - Tertiary boundary — …

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  • 47Late Cretaceous — (100mya 65mya) refers to the second half of the Cretaceous Period, named after the famous white chalk cliffs of southern England, which date from this time. Rocks deposited during the Late Cretaceous Period are referred to as the Upper Cretaceous …

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  • 48Early Cretaceous — The Early Cretaceous (timestratigraphic name) or the Lower Cretaceous (logstratigraphic name), is the earlier of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous Period. It began about 146 million years ago.During this time many new types of dinosaurs… …

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  • 49the Cretaceous — UK [krɪˈteɪʃəs] US noun science the period from about 144 to 65 million years ago when rock containing chalk was formed http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/cretaceous the.htm Thesaurus: time before history was written downhyponym …

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  • 50The Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie — is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The museum is housed in the atrium area of the Wallace Building at the University of Manitoba. It is educational, interactive and publicly accessible. The menagerie features complete skeletal replicas of …

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