"K-T boundary" meaning in All languages combined

See K-T boundary on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=K-T boundary}} K-T boundary
  1. The geological signature of the transition between the Cretaceous period and the Tertiary period 65.5 million years ago. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-K-T_boundary-en-noun-CKI3aFiD Disambiguation of Geology: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
  2. The geological signature of the transition between the Cretaceous period and the Tertiary period 65.5 million years ago. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-K-T_boundary-en-noun-0h2bSAZ6 Disambiguation of Geology: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: K, T boundary, KT boundary Related terms: K-T extinction event

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