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jurassicnoun(geology) Of or pertaining to the second period of the Mesozoic era, a time still dominated by dinosaurs.
hirnantiannoun(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Ordovician period.
toarciannoun(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
hauteriviannoun(geology) An age in the Early Cretaceous Epoch or a stage in the Lower Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 132.9 ± 2 Ma and 129.4 ± 1.5 Ma (million years ago).
terreneuviannounSynonym of Newfoundland French, a dialect of French found on the Island of Newfoundland, in Canada; on the French Shore.
kimmeridgiannoun(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
induannoun(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Triassic period.
hadean timenoun(geology) The geologic eon from about 4,600 to 3,800 million years ago, marked by the formation of the first rocks.
bajociannoun(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
paleogenenoun(geology) Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era; comprises the Paleocene, Eocene and Oligocene epochs from about 65 to 23 million years ago.
lower boundarynoun(geology) The most ancient time encompassed by a given geological period.
middle cambriannoun(geology, dated) An epoch from 513 to 501 million years ago, ending with the first occurrences of Glyptagnostus reticulatus in the fossil record.
oolitic(geology) Made up of, or containing oolites
ladiniannoun(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Triassic period.
calloviannoun(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
kimeridgiannounAlternative form of Kimmeridgian. [(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Jurassic period.]
tithoniannoun(geology, paleontology) A geological age or stage, from 152.1 ±0.9 to ~145.0 mya.
triassic-jurassic extinction eventnounA mass extinction between the Triassic and Jurassic periods 201.3 million years ago.
anisiannoun(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Triassic period.
devoniannoun(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago.

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