mesozoic

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Definition of mesozoic in English Turkish dictionary

mezozoik

(Coğrafya) mesozoyik

{s} Mesozoik

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mesozoic era

(Coğrafya) mesozoik çağ

mesozoic group

(Çevre) mezozoik kayaçlar

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Definition of mesozoic in English English dictionary

Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods from about 230 to 65 million years ago, when life on earth was dominated by reptiles

The Mesozoic era

{s} (Geology) of the mesozoic period (middle geological period)

Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon and comprises the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods from about 230 to 65 million years ago when life on earth was dominated by reptiles

The Mesozoic age or formation

Geologic era preceding the Cenozoic Era The Mesozoic Era was a time when the rocks of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Systems were deposited

Belonging, or relating, to the secondary or reptilian age, or the era between the Paleozoic and Cenozoic

- This geologic era represents the time of "Middle" life The Mesozoic Era lasted from 245 to 66 million years ago Microfauna - Animals weighing less than 100 pounds

An era of geological time containing the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods

An era in geologic time that spans from 245 to 65 million years before the present and was the age of the dinosaurs

An era of geologic history marked by the cycads, evergreen trees, dinosaurs, marine and flying reptiles, and ganoid fishes

from 230 million to 63 million years ago

See Chart of Geology

(mez-zoik, mes-)adj Of, relating to, or being the third era of geologic time, including the Triassic Period, the Jurassic Period, and the Cretaceous Period and characterized by the development of flying reptiles, birds, and flowering plants and the appearance and extinction of dinosaurs n The Mesozoic Era [Back To Top]

This term literally means 'middle life' This is based on the old division of geological time into three eras, the Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic or Cainzoic This era is made up of three periods The Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous In terms of millions of years this period lasted from 248 million years to 65 million years (Ma) For more on the Mesozoic click here

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The middle of the three Eras that constitute the Phanerozoic Eon Literal meaning is 'middle life', it spans the Triassic to the Tertiary, from 230 to 65 million years ago

The interval of geologic time from the Triassic through the Cretaceous Periods, roughly 250 to 65 million years ago

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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 248 to 65 million years ago and includes the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. The Mesozoic saw the evolution of widely diversified and advanced flora and fauna, quite different from those that had developed earlier during the Paleozoic Era or that would develop later during the Cenozoic Era

Mesozoic era

geological period in which reptiles reached their peak of development and became extinct

Hyphenation

Mes·o·zo·ic

Turkish pronunciation

mesızōîk

Pronunciation

/ˌmesəˈzōək/ /ˌmɛsəˈzoʊɪk/