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end-Cretaceous

end-Cretaceous adjective: pertaining to the end of the Cretaceous period, marked by a major extinction event.

Adjective

end-Cretaceous (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the end of the Cretaceous period, marked by a major extinction event.
    • Towards the end of the Cretaceous diversity declined sharply and only a few widespread genera are found in the uppermost beds, these finally disappearing in the end-Cretaceous extinctions.1988, Rona M Black, The Elements of Palaeontology, page 93
    • Although the end-Cretaceous bolide impact is contemporaneous with the abrupt end of the reign of dinosaurs, early mammals survived the catastrophic event […].2007, Clarence A Hall Jr., Introduction to the Geology of Southern California and Its Native Plants, page 100

Questions about end-Cretaceous

What does end-Cretaceous mean?
End-Cretaceous means pertaining to the end of the Cretaceous period, marked by a major extinction event.
What part of speech is end-Cretaceous?
End-Cretaceous is an adjective.

Words near end-Cretaceous in the dictionary

  1. end-blown
  2. end-button
  3. end-buttons
  4. end-consumer
  5. end-consumers
  6. end-Cretaceous
  7. end-effector
  8. end-effectors
  9. end-feel
  10. end-feels
  11. end-feet

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