Definition of Cretaceous. Meaning of Cretaceous. Synonyms of Cretaceous

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Definition of Cretaceous

Cretaceous
Cretaceous Cre*ta"ceous, a. Also Cretacic Cre*tac"ic (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the period of time following the Jurassic and preceding the Eocene.
Cretaceous
Cretaceous Cre*ta"ceous (kr[-e]*t[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See Crayon.] Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky; as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See Chalk. Cretaceous acid, an old name for carbonic acid. Cretaceous formation (Geol.), the series of strata of various kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc., formed in the Cretaceous period; -- called also the chalk formation. See the Diagram under Geology. Cretaceous period (Geol.), the time in the latter part of the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was deposited.

Meaning of Cretaceous from wikipedia

- The Cretaceous (IPA: /krɪˈteɪʃəs/ krih-TAY-shəs) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final...
- The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event, also known as the Cretaceous–Tertiary (K–T) extinction, was a sudden m**** extinction of three-quarters...
- The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale. Rock strata from...
- The Early Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name) is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the...
- Jur****ic World Camp Cretaceous is an American animated science fiction action-adventure television series developed by Zack Stentz for Netflix and is the...
- Jur****ic World Camp Cretaceous is an American animated science fiction action-adventure television series developed by Zack Stentz. The series debuted...
- the anterior walking legs of one of the spiders, is described from the Cretaceous amber from Myanmar by Haug, Müller & Haug (2018), who interpret this finding...
- about 252 to 66 million years ago, comprising the Tri****ic, Jur****ic and Cretaceous Periods. It is characterized by the dominance of gymnosperms and of archosaurian...
- The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary, formerly known as the Cretaceous–Tertiary (K–T) boundary, is a geological signature, usually a thin band of rock...
- event 201.3 mya and their dominance continued throughout the Jur****ic and Cretaceous periods. The fossil record shows that birds are feathered dinosaurs, having...