Mesozoic
adjective
geologyspecializeduk/ˌmes.əˈzəʊ.ɪk/us/ˌmez.oʊˈzoʊ.ɪk/from or referring to theperiodoftimebetween about 250 to 65 millionyearsago:
中生代的TheCretaceouswas the last of the Mesozoicperiodsand had the mostdramaticandvariedlifeforms.白垩纪是中生代的最后一个时期,有最为特別和多样的生命形式。
In 1967 hedescribedafossilantof the MesozoicAge.他在1967年描述了一块中生代的蚂蚁化石。
- Somescientistsarecallingit a Mesozoiccow.
- Itseemsthat theherdsinstinctivelyfollowedfoodsourcesas theseasonschangedin MesozoicAmerica.
- During Mesozoictimethesesedimentsconstitutedasedimentarycoveringof thesoutherncontinentalmarginof theIberianplate.
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
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Mesozoic
noun[S]
uk/ˌmes.əˈzəʊ.ɪk/us/ˌmez.oʊˈzoʊ.ɪk/the Mesozoic
geologyspecialized
theperiodoftimebetween about 250 to 65 millionyearsago:
中生代There were threeperiodsin the Mesozoic - theTriassic,Jurassic, andCretaceousperiods.中生代分为三个时期——三叠纪、侏罗纪和白垩纪。
Thefossilevidenceseemstosupportthetheorythatmammalsbegantoexceedreptilesduring the Mesozoic.化石证据似乎支持哺乳动物的数量在中生代开始超过爬行动物的理论。
- TheTriassicwas the first of the three geologicperiodsthat made up the Mesozoic.
- Even thedangerfrompredatorswas notconstantuntil the very end of the Mesozoic.
- What pterosaurs were to the skies anddinosaurstolandin the Mesozoic, plesiosaurs were to the oceans.
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Prehistory
Specific periods of time