- neocomian
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neocomian — NEOCOMIÁN s.n. (geol.) Denumire veche a cretacicului inferior. // adj. Care aparţine acestei epoci. [pron. mi an. / < fr. néocomien]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 22.06.2005. Sursa: DN NEOCOMIÁN, Ă adj., s. n. denumirea veche a cretacicului… … Dicționar Român
Neocomian — Ne o*co mi*an, n. [From Neocomium, the Latin name of Neuchatel, in Switzerland, where these rocks occur.] (Geol.) A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous or chalk formation of Europe, being the lower greensand. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neocomian — Ne o*co mi*an, a. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lower greensand. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neocomian — In geology, Neocomian was a name given to the lowest stage of the Cretaceous system. It was introduced by Jules Thurmann in 1835 on account of the development of these rocks at Neuchâtel (Neocomum), Switzerland. It has been employed in more than… … Wikipedia
Neocomian Sands — Stratigraphic range: Berriasian Hauterivian Type Geological formation Location Country Kazakhstan The Neocomian Sands is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation. Dinosaur … Wikipedia
neocomian — |nēə|kōmēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French néocomien, from Neocomium (latinized form of Neuchâtel, canton in western Switzerland) + French en an (from Latin anus) : of or relating to a division of the European Cretaceous… … Useful english dictionary
Cretaceous — Period 145.5–65.5 million years ago … Wikipedia
Valdosaurus — Filozoa Valdosaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous Valdosaurus sp. ilia, NHM 2150, from the Upper Tunbridge Wells Sandstone of Cuckfield … Wikipedia
Speeton Beds — Speeton Beds, in English geology, a series of clays well exposed at Speeton, near Filey on the Yorkshire coast.Peculiar interest attaches to these beds for they are the principal representatives in Britain of the marine phase of the Lower… … Wikipedia
Amargasaurus — Taxobox| name = Amargasaurus fossil range = Early Cretaceous image caption = Amargasaurus mounted skeleton cast in the Melbourne Museum foyer. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Dinosauria ordo = Saurischia… … Wikipedia
