era
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a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formedexamples:Quartairlast 2 million yearsKrijtperiodefrom 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plantsJurafrom 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifersTriasfrom 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activityPermfrom 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptilesCarboonfrom 345 million to 280 million years agoDevoonfrom 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonitesSiluurfrom 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animalsCambriumfrom 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebratestypes:ijstijdany period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
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a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periodsexamples:Mesozoïcumfrom 230 million to 63 million years ago
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a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or eventtypes:oudheidthe historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europeeeuwwisselingthe period from about ten years before to ten years after a new centurytype of:
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a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc)synonyms: agenda, calendarium, heiligenkalender, jaartelling, kalender, regest, tijdrekening
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a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the yearsynonyms: calendarium, heiligenkalender, jaartelling, kalender, tijdrekeningtype of:bestel, inrichting, organisatie, organisme, stelsel, systeeman organized structure for arranging or classifying
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Study these paleontology terms and bone up on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. You'll also unearth information about fossils, geology, and more.
Beware the ides of March, and other obscure time-related words that you only see once in a blue moon. Learn these terms in a fortnight (perhaps less?), and usher in a new era of vocabulary knowledge. Read the full article: Beware the Time-related Vocabulary of March!
An acclaimed science-fiction classic, Kindred tells the story of Dana, an African-American woman in 1970s California who time-travels to the American South before the Civil War.