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Era of the dinosaurs
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mesozoic
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1840, from Greek mesos "middle" (see meso- ) + zoe "life" (see zoo ) + -ic . Name coined by British geologist John Phillips for the fossil era "between" the Paleozoic and the Cenozoic.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Mesozoic Era ( or ) is an interval of geological time from about . It is also called the Age of Reptiles , a phrase introduced by the 19th century paleontologist Gideon Mantell who viewed it as dominated by Diapsids such as Iguanodon , Megalosaurus ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mesozoic \Mes`o*zo"ic\, n. The Mesozoic age or formation.
Usage examples of mesozoic.
I populated an entire planet of our closest stellar neighbor with a complete Mesozoic biota.
The Crystal Palace monsters were life-sized hypothetical reconstructions in plaster of Mesozoic reptiles.
She provides an overview of the kinds of dinosaurs throughout the entire Mesozoic, and what the principle characteristics are by which we may distinguish them.
He reminds us that not all great reptiles of the Mesozoic were dinosaurs.
In the third, Mesozoic country is often so overgrown and poorly drained that even the most versatile vehicle would have a hard time.
People who expect a Mesozoic landscape to be colorful are apt to be disappointed, since all the plant life is pretty much the same dark, somber green, without flowers.
To begin to understand how dinosaurs came to dominate the Mesozoic world, the animal groups with which the earliest dinosaurs lived are important to consider.
The Sauropoda, on the other hand, constitute a dinosaur group which proved to be a great success not only due to their differentiation, but also due to their long persistence during Mesozoic time.
Thus, during the whole time of the dinosaur reign in the Mesozoic Era, we see the appearance and radiation of one group and the extinction of another.
Although the remnants of this group survive today in specialized habitats, these Mesozoic flora are poorly known.
To emphasize this point, consider that the eggs of Mesozoic birds are even more rare than those of the dinosaurs.
If one were tempted to use the above negative reasoning for the issue of dinosaur births, one would also have to consider the unrealistic idea of live birth for Mesozoic birds.
Shortly before the close of the Mesozoic Era, predatory dinosaurs, especially the smaller ones, were a strongly diversified, flourishing group.
Back here in the Mesozoic, risk aplenty is available enough for those who can put up the price of admission.
This was near the middle of the Mesozoic Era, when dinosaurs still lived.