Cretacic
Definition of Cretacic
Cre`tac´ic
2.
(Geol.)
Of
,
pertaining
to
,
or
designating
,
the
period
of
time
following
the
Jurassic
and
preceding
the
Tertiary
,
generally
given
as
from
144
million
years
b
.
p
.
to
65
million
years
b
.
p
..
Also
called
Cre
*
tac
"
ic
.
Cretaceous acid
an
old
name
for
carbonic
acid
.
Cretaceous formation
(Geol.)
the
series
of
strata
of
various
kinds
,
including
beds
of
chalk
,
green
sand
,
etc
.,
formed
in
the
Cretaceous
period
; -
called
also
the
chalk formation
.
See
the
Diagram
under
Geology
.
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
.
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Cretaceous formation
Cretaceous period
Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary
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Cretan
Cretan rockrose
Crete
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Creticism
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Cretinism
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Cretism
Cretonne
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