Definition of Creteceous
Cre*ta"ceous, a. Also
Cre*tac"ic (&?;). (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or
designating, the period of time following the Jurassic and preceding
the Eocene.
Cre*ta"ceous (kr&esl;*tā"shŭs),
a. [L. cretaceus, fr. creta
chalk. See Crayon.] Having the qualities of chalk;
abounding with chalk; chalky; as, cretaceous rocks and
formations. See Chalk.
Cretaceous acid, an old name for
carbonic acid. -- Cretaceous formation
(Geol.), the series of strata of various kinds,
including beds of chalk, green sand, etc., formed in the
Cretaceous period; -- called also the chalk formation. See
the Diagram under Geology. -- Cretaceous
period (Geol.), the time in the latter part
of the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was
deposited.
Cre*ta"ceous, a. Also
Cre*tac"ic (&?;). (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or
designating, the period of time following the Jurassic and preceding
the Eocene.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (geology) of a geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 65 million years ago
- (geology) the Cretaceous period
cretaceous- Of or relating to chalk.
- Consisting of chalk.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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