Cretaceous (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

Admin
adjective
  1. resembling or containing chalk.
  2. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, from 140 million to 65 million years ago, characterized by the greatest development and subsequent extinction of dinosaurs and the advent of flowering plants and modern insects.
noun
  1. the Cretaceous Period or System.
adjective
  1. consisting of or resembling chalk
adjective
  1. of, denoting, or formed in the last period of the Mesozoic era, between the Jurassic and Tertiary periods, lasting 80 million years during which chalk deposits were formed and flowering plants first appeared
noun
  1. the Cretaceous period or rock system
    Cretaceous (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

    More Definitions