Age Of Reptiles (Noun)
Meaning
From 230 million to 63 million years ago.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The Mesozoic era is often referred to as the age_of_reptiles due to the dominance of reptilian species during that time period.
- During the age_of_reptiles, dinosaurs roamed the Earth and were the primary terrestrial vertebrates.
- The age_of_reptiles was a time of great diversification of life on Earth, with many new species emerging and evolving.
- The Triassic period marked the beginning of the age_of_reptiles, with the first dinosaurs appearing around 230 million years ago.
- The age_of_reptiles came to an end with the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event, which wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs 63 million years ago.