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Cretaceous vs Triceratops - What's the difference?

cretaceous | triceratops |

As an adjective cretaceous

is of or relating to chalk.

As a noun triceratops is

common name of the extinct genus triceratops ; a herbivorous ceratopsid from the late cretaceous.

cretaceous

English

(wikipedia Cretaceous)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 65 million years ago
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    • As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.

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    triceratops

    English

    (wikipedia triceratops) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (es)
  • Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops ; a herbivorous ceratopsid from the late Cretaceous.