Comanchean

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  1. 1
    A period of the Mesozoic era, between the Jurassic and the Upper Cretaceous periods, lasting from 145–100.5 millions of years ago.

    "There is a very general unconformity and break between the Lower and Upper Cretaceous; this has led Chamberlin and Salisbury to suggest that the Lower Cretaceous should be regarded as a separate period with the title "Comanchean.""

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early cretaceouslower cretaceousperiodtime

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"There is a very general unconformity and break between the Lower and Upper Cretaceous; this has led Chamberlin and Salisbury to suggest that the Lower Cretaceous should be regarded as a separate period with the title "Comanchean.""

Etymology

From Comanche (“a city in Texas”) + -ean.

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