Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cretaceous–paleogene extinction event

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: cre-ta-ceous–-pa-le-o-gene ex-tinc-tion event
IPA

53

Scrabble Score

34

Letters

9

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mass extinction of the majority of plant and animal species on Earth including all non-avian dinosaurs, which took place 65.5 million years ago marking the end of the Cretaceous period, and is widely accepted as having been caused by an impact event.

Phrases

K-T boundary

Frequently Paired Words

K-T boundary

Synonyms

K-T extinction event K T extinction event

Questions

What does cretaceous–paleogene extinction event mean?: The mass extinction of the majority of plant and animal species on Earth including all non-avian dinosaurs, which took place 65.5 million years ago marking the end of the Cretaceous period, and is widely accepted as having been caused by an impact event.

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