Cretaceous

參見：cretaceous

英語

詞源

cretaceous的具體用法。

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助)：/kɹə.ˈteɪ.ʃəs/
• 韻部：-eɪʃəs

專有名詞

Cretaceous

1. (地質學) 白堊紀
   • 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，頁號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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衍生詞彙

• end-Cretaceous