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Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event

Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event noun: the mass extinction of the majority of plant and animal species on Earth including all non-avian dinosaurs, which took place 65.5 million years ago marking the end of the Cretaceous period, and is widely accepted as having been caused by an impact event.

Noun

Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event

  1. The mass extinction of the majority of plant and animal species on Earth including all non-avian dinosaurs, which took place 65.5 million years ago marking the end of the Cretaceous period, and is widely accepted as having been caused by an impact event.
    Synonyms:
    K-T extinction event, K, T extinction event

Synonyms of Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event

Questions about Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event

What does Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event mean?
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event means the mass extinction of the majority of plant and animal species on Earth including all non-avian dinosaurs, which took place 65.5 million years ago marking the end of the Cretaceous period, and is widely accepted as having been caused by an impact event.
What part of speech is Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event?
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event is a noun.

Words near Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event in the dictionary

  1. creta preparata
  2. Cretacean
  3. Cretaceans
  4. cretaceous
  5. cretaceously
  6. Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
  7. Cretacious
  8. Cretan
  9. Cretan dittany
  10. Cretan rockrose
  11. Cretan rockroses

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