K-T BOUNDARY


Meaning of K-T BOUNDARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: K (alternative for C as abbreviation for Cretaceous ) + T ertiary

Date: 1983

: the transition between the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods of geologic time characterized by a mass extinction of many forms of life including the dinosaurs ; also : a geologic stratum marking this boundary

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