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Pretertiary

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tertiarynounOf third rank or order; subsequent.
pregeologicalBefore geology.
triassicnoun(geology) A geologic period within the Mesozoic era, comprising lower, middle and upper epochs from about 250 to 200 million years ago.
primaryFirst or earliest in a group or series.
uppernounThat which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
lowerBottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
postsedimentary(geology) Following sedimentation
preterrestrialPrior to the formation of Earth
pedogeologicalPertaining to the geology of soil and till.
pre-cambriannounAlternative spelling of Precambrian. [(geology) The Precambrian supereon; spanning from the formation of the Earth around 4.6 billion years ago to the emergence of hard-shelled creatures 541 million years ago.]
epimetamorphic(geology) Above a metamorphic stratum
terrigeneousAlternative form of terrigenous. [Produced by the earth.]
terrigenousnoun(geology, of a marine sediment) Derived from the erosion of land-based rocks.
proterozoicnoun(geology) The eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma, the beginning of the Phanerozoic, marked by the build up of oxygen in the atmosphere and the emergence of primitive multicellular life.
palaeogeologicalAlternative form of paleogeological. [Relating to paleogeology]
paleoenvironmental(geology) Of or pertaining to the environment at a particular time in the geologic past.
pastinate(paeontology) Having three primary processes.
postpliocenenoun(geology) After the Pliocene epoch.
palaeotectonicAlternative form of paleotectonic. [Relating to ancient movement of the Earth's surface]
supercretaceousAlternative form of supracretaceous. [(geology, archaic) Lying above the chalk.]

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