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Definition of Triassic

1. Noun. From 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or denoting the first period of the Mesozoic era.

Definition of Triassic

1. a. Of the age of, or pertaining to, the Trias.

Definition of Triassic

1. Adjective. Of or from the geologic strata above the Permian and below the Jurassic; of or belonging to the period 250 to 200 million years ago when these strata were laid down. ¹

2. Proper noun. (geology) A geologic period within the Mesozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 250 to 200 million years ago. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Triassic

1. of or pertaining to a certain geologic time period [adj]

Medical Definition of Triassic

1. Of the age of, or pertaining to, the Trias. The Triassic formation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Triassic

triarchs triarchy triarian triarius triarsane triarsanes triarsine triarsines triarticulate triaryl

triarylamine triarylamines triarylphosphine triarylphosphines trias triathlete triathletes triathlon triathlons triatic

triatic stay triatic stays triatics triatoma triatome triatomes triatomic triatominae triatomine

Literary usage of Triassic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"The Triassic formations of Europe are found in widely separated localities. ... On the continent, on the other hand, the Triassic system is generally ..."

2. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"The Triassic formations of Europe are found in widely separated localities. ... On the continent, on the other hand, the Triassic system is generally ..."

3. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"The Triassic formations of Europe are found in widely separated localities. ... On the continent, on the other hand, the Triassic system is generally ..."

4. Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special by James Dwight Dana (1894)
"At the commencement of the Triassic period, Scotland and western England were ... Triassic beds show that the only underwater or rock-making region of ..."

5. An Introduction to Historical Geology: With Special Reference to North America by William John Miller (1916)
"THE name "Triassic" was given because of the threefold, ... It so happens, however, that the German Triassic strata are not typical of the system, ..."

6. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"Triassic. Hyatt, A. and Smith, JP Washington, UC, Dept. Int. US Geol. Surv., Prof. Papr., No. 40, 1905, (107-108, pi. LVI). ..."

7. Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader by Joseph Le Conte (1903)
"Triassic, because of its threefold development where first studied in Germany; 2. ... Triassic period. In this country the Triassic and Jurassic are not so ..."

8. Geology, Physical and Historical by Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland (1916)
"483) of the Triassic sediments and lavas of Massachusetts, Connecticut, ... The fossils from the Triassic deposits of the west are in many cases very ..."

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