Cretaceous Period — Interval of geologic time from с 144 to 65 million years ago. During the Cretaceous the climate was warmer than today. In the seas, marine invertebrates flourished, and bony fishes evolved. On land, flowering plants arose, and insects, bees in… … Universalium
Cretaceous period — kreida statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Minkšta, menkai susicementavusi nuosėdinė karbonatinė uoliena, susidariusi iš planktoninių vienaląsčių organizmų klintinių liekanų ir chemogeninio kalcito (40–50%). Tarp organinių… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Cretaceous period — noun from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants • Syn: ↑Cretaceous • Derivationally related forms: ↑Cretaceous (for: ↑Cretaceous) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cretaceous 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 … English contemporary dictionary
Cretaceous — Period 145.5–65.5 million years ago … Wikipedia
cretaceous — [kri tā′shəs, krētā′shəs] adj. [L cretaceus < creta: see CRAYON] 1. Now Rare containing, composed of, or having the nature of, chalk 2. [usually C ] designating or of the third and last geologic period of the Mesozoic Era, characterized by the … English World dictionary
Cretaceous Research — Abbreviated title (ISO) … Wikipedia
Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event — Artist s rendering of bolide impact Badlands nea … Wikipedia
Cretaceous acid — Cretacic Cre*tac ic [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] {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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cretaceous formation — Cretacic Cre*tac ic [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] {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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
