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Comanchean

Comanchean proper noun: a period of the Mesozoic era, between the Jurassic and the Upper Cretaceous periods, lasting from 145–100.5 millions of years ago.

Proper noun

Comanchean

  1. A period of the Mesozoic era, between the Jurassic and the Upper Cretaceous periods, lasting from 145–100.5 millions of years ago.
    • There is a very general unconformity and break between the Lower and Upper Cretaceous; this has led Chamberlin and Salisbury to suggest that the Lower Cretaceous should be regarded as a separate period with the title "Comanchean."[1911, “Cretaceous System”, in Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, volume 7, New York, N.Y.: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., page 415
    Synonyms:
    Early Cretaceous, Lower Cretaceous

Synonyms of Comanchean

  • Early Cretaceous
  • Lower Cretaceous

Origin of Comanchean

From Comanche (“a city in Texas”) + -ean.

Questions about Comanchean

What does Comanchean mean?
Comanchean means a period of the Mesozoic era, between the Jurassic and the Upper Cretaceous periods, lasting from 145–100.5 millions of years ago.
What part of speech is Comanchean?
Comanchean is a proper noun.

Words near Comanchean in the dictionary

  1. Comanche physa
  2. Comanche physae
  3. Comanche physas
  4. Comanche stitch
  5. Comanche stitches
  6. Comanchean
  7. comancheite
  8. Comancheness
  9. Comanchero
  10. Comancheroes
  11. Comancheros

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