Cretaceous

参见：cretaceous

英语

词源

cretaceous的具体用法。

发音

• 国际音标^(帮助)：/kɹə.ˈteɪ.ʃəs/
• 韵部：-eɪʃəs

专有名词

Cretaceous

1. (地质学) 白垩纪
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, 卷 V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN，页号s 3–4:

     As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.

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衍生词汇

• end-Cretaceous