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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Lower Cretaceous
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lower — [1] ► ADJECTIVE comparative of LOW(Cf. ↑lowness). 1) less high. 2) Geology & Archaeology older (and hence forming more deeply buried strata): the Lower Cretaceous. 3) (in place names ) situated to the south. DERIVATIVES lowermost … English terms dictionary
Cretaceous Period — Interval of geologic time from с 144 to 65 million years ago. During the Cretaceous the climate was warmer than today. In the seas, marine invertebrates flourished, and bony fishes evolved. On land, flowering plants arose, and insects, bees in… … Universalium
lower — I. intransitive verb also lour Etymology: Middle English louren; akin to Middle High German lūren to lie in wait Date: 13th century 1. to look sullen ; frown 2. to be or become dark, gloomy, and threatening < an overcast sky lowered over the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lower — lower1 adjective comparative of low1. 1》 less high in position, status, or amount. ↘(often Lower) Geology & Archaeology denoting an older (and hence typically deeper) part of a stratigraphic or archaeological division: the Lower Cretaceous.… … English new terms dictionary
Cretaceous — Period 145.5–65.5 million years ago … Wikipedia
Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event — Artist s rendering of bolide impact Badlands nea … Wikipedia
lower vascular plant — ▪ biology Introduction formerly pteridophyte, also called vascular cryptogam, any of the spore bearing vascular plants, including the ferns, club mosses, spike mosses, quillworts, horsetails, and whisk ferns. Once considered of the… … Universalium
Cretaceous — noun The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 65 million years ago As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of… … Wiktionary
Early Cretaceous — The Early Cretaceous (timestratigraphic name) or the Lower Cretaceous (logstratigraphic name), is the earlier of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous Period. It began about 146 million years ago.During this time many new types of dinosaurs… … Wikipedia
lowermost — lower [1] ► ADJECTIVE comparative of LOW(Cf. ↑lowness). 1) less high. 2) Geology & Archaeology older (and hence forming more deeply buried strata): the Lower Cretaceous. 3) (in place names ) situated to the south. DERIVATIVES lowermost … English terms dictionary
2009 in paleontology — List of years in paleontology (table) … 1999 . 2000 . 2001 . 2002 . 2003 . 2004 . 2005 … 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 … 2013… … Wikipedia
