Mesozoic era

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• Mesozoic Era — Second of the Earth s three major geologic eras and the interval during which the continental landmasses as known today were separated from the supercontinents Laurasia and Gondwana by continental drift. It lasted from с 248 to с 65 million years …   Universalium

• Mesozoic era — noun from 230 million to 63 million years ago • Syn: ↑Mesozoic, ↑Age of Reptiles • Instance Hypernyms: ↑era, ↑geological era • Part Meronyms: ↑Cretaceous, ↑Cretaceous period, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Mesozoic era — geological period in which reptiles reached their peak of development and became extinct …   English contemporary dictionary

• Mesozoic — era 251   65.5 million years ago Key events in the Mesozoic view • edit …   Wikipedia

• Mesozoic — [mes΄ə zō′ik, mez΄ə zō′ik] adj. [ MESO + ZO + IC] [sometimes m ] designating or of the middle geologic era of the Phanerozoic Eon, subdivided into the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and characterized by the development and extinction… …   English World dictionary

• era — /ear euh, er euh/, n. 1. a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.: The use of steam for power marked the beginning of an era. 2. the period of time to which anything belongs or is to be assigned: She was born in the era of… …   Universalium

• ERA — 1. Also, era Baseball. See earned run average. 2. Emergency Relief Administration. 3. Equal Rights Amendment: proposed 27th amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. * * * I Very long span of… …   Universalium

• Era Mesozoica — Eón[1] Era Millones años Fanerozoico Cenozoico 65,5 ±0,3 Mesozoico 251,0 ±0,4 Paleozoico 542,0 ±1,0 …   Wikipedia Español

• Mesozoic Marine Revolution — The Mesozoic marine revolution (MMR) was a fundamental restructuring of marine ecosystems during the Mesozoic era, particularly in the Jurassic and Cretaceous,[1] caused by increased predation pressure. The term was coined by Geerat J. Vermeij… …   Wikipedia

• Mesozoic — /mɛsəˈzoʊɪk/ (say mesuh zohik), /miz / (say meez ) Geology –adjective 1. relating to the geological era of rocks intermediate between Palaeozoic and Cainozoic; the era of reptiles. –noun Also, Mesozoic era. 2. the era or rocks comprising the… …  

• Era — An era is a commonly used word for long period of time. When used in science, for example geology, eras denote clearly defined periods of time of arbitrary but well defined length, such as for example the Mesozoic era from 252 Ma–66 Ma, delimited …   Wikipedia