Cretaceous period

Definition of Cretaceous period

(Geol.) the time in the latter part of the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was deposited, and at the end of which the dinosaurs died out. See Cretaceous.

See also: Cretacic

Related Words

Age of Reptiles, Cretaceous, geological period, Mesozoic, Mesozoic era, period
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