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Danian vs Maastrichtian - What's the difference?

danian | maastrichtian |

As proper nouns the difference between danian and maastrichtian

is that danian is (geology|paleontology) a subdivision of the paleocene epoch while maastrichtian is the dialect of the limburgish language as spoken in maastricht.

As an adjective maastrichtian is

of or pertaining to maastricht.

As a noun maastrichtian is

(countable) someone from maastricht.

danian

English

(wikipedia Danian)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Paleocene epoch.

    • maastrichtian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to Maastricht.
  • Of or pertainig to the Maastrichtian geological period.
  • in the ICS' geologic timescale, the latest age or upper stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch or Upper Cretaceous series, the Cretaceous period or system, and of the Mesozoic era or erathem

    • Noun

    (s)
  • (countable) Someone from Maastricht

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The dialect of the Limburgish language as spoken in Maastricht
  • (geology) the last stage of the Cretaceous period, preceded by the Campanian and succeeded by the Danian period.