Definition of Cretaceous period

1. Noun. From 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants.

Exact synonyms: Cretaceous
Group relationships: Age Of Reptiles, Mesozoic, Mesozoic Era
Generic synonyms: Geological Period, Period
Derivative terms: Cretaceous

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cretaceous Period

Creeks
Crees
Creighton
Cremona
Cremonas
Crenosoma vulpis
Creole
Creoles
Creon
Crepis
Crescentia
Crescentia cujete
Cretacean
Cretaceans
Cretaceous
Cretaceous period (current term)
Cretacious
Cretan
Crete
Creuse
Creutzfeld Jacob disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Crewe
Crex
Crex crex
Cricetidae
Cricetinae
Cricetus
Cricetus cricetus
Crichton

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