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Cretacious

Cretacious is the misspelling of Cretaceous.

Meaning of Cretaceous

Proper noun

Cretaceous

  1. The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago.
    • As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 3–4

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Questions about Cretacious

What is Cretacious the misspelling of?
Cretacious is the misspelling of Cretaceous.

Words near Cretacious in the dictionary

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

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