comanchean

comanchean
I. \\-chēən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Comanche, Tex. + English -an
1. : of or relating to a period of the Mesozoic between the Jurassic and the Upper Cretaceous during which the great expansion of reptiles was the most striking feature of animal life and the appearance and spread of angiosperms the most notable fact connected with plant life
2. : of, or relating to the system of rocks deposited during the Comanchean period

comanchean fossils

— see geologic time table
II. noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
: the Comanchean period or system

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