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Triassic

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triassic periodnoun	from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity

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triassic periodnoun	from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity
jurassicnoun	(geology, paleontology) The period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period.
eonoun	A Korean wooden percussion instrument in the shape of a tiger with a serrated back, played by running a bamboo whisk across the serrations.
triasnoun	A surname from Catalan.
conodontsnoun	A microfossil tooth of such an animal.
jura-triassic	(geology) In which the characteristics of the Jurassic and Triassic periods appear to be blended.
mesozoicnoun	(geology) The Mesozoic era.
paleozoicnoun	(geology) The Paleozoic era.
tertiarynoun	Of third rank or order; subsequent.
devoniannoun	(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago.
smithian	(economics) Of or characteristic of the theories of the political economist Adam Smith (1723–1790).
palaeozoicnoun	Alternative spelling of Paleozoic. [(geology) Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles.]
cambriannoun	(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and Furongian epochs from about 542 to 490 million years ago.
pretertiarynoun	Before tertiary education.
oolitic	(geology) Made up of, or containing oolites
palæozoicnoun	Archaic spelling of Paleozoic. [(geology) Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles.]
toniannoun	(geology) The Tonian period.
ordoviciannoun	(geology) The Ordovician period.
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.
permiannoun	(geology) Pertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago.