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CRETACEOUS SYSTEM

\kɹɛtˈe͡ɪʃəs sˈɪstəm], \kɹɛtˈe‍ɪʃəs sˈɪstəm], \k_ɹ_ɛ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_s s_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_m]\

Definitions of CRETACEOUS SYSTEM

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[L.] (Geol.) The uppermost of the Secondary group; consisting, in England, of the gault, greensand, and chalk.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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