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Meaning of supracretaceous in English:

supracretaceous

adjective

Geology

  • Lying above the Cretaceous series.

Pronunciation

supracretaceous

/ˌsuːprəkrɪˈteɪʃəs/ /ˌsjuːprəkrɪˈteɪʃəs/

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Thomas De la Beche (1796–1855), geologist.