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Triassic [traɪˈæsɪk] adj (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) n of, denoting, or formed in the first period of the Mesozoic era that lasted for 42 million years and during which reptiles flourished (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the Also called Trias the Triassic period or rock system [from Latin trias triad, with reference to the three subdivisions]
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| He may even now--if I may use the phrase--be wandering on some plesiosaurus-haunted Oolitic coral reef, or beside the lonely saline lakes of the Triassic Age. A single glance at the thing was sufficient to assure me that I was facing one of those long-extinct, prehistoric creatures whose fossilized remains are found within the outer crust as far back as the Triassic formation, a gigantic labyrinthodon. |
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