NOUN | time | Cretaceous period, Cretaceous | from 135 million to 63 million years ago |
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Meaning | From 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants. | |
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Synonym | Cretaceous | |
Instance of | period, geological period | A unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed |
Part of | Mesozoic, Mesozoic era, Age of Reptiles | From 230 million to 63 million years ago |
Spanish | cretáceo, Cretáceo, Cretácico, cretázico | |
Catalan | cretaci |
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