1. Maastrichtian - Noun
2. Maastrichtian - Adjective
3. Maastrichtian - Proper noun
Of or pertaining to Maastricht.
Of or pertaining to the Maastrichtian Age geological period.
Maastrichtian (plural Maastrichtians)
(countable) Someone from Maastricht
The dialect of the Limburgish language as spoken in Maastricht
(geology) in the ICS geologic timescale, the last stage or age of the Cretaceous period, and of the Mesozoic era, preceded by the Campanian and succeeded by the Danian period.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgHenderson, M.D. and Peterson, J.E. "An azhdarchid pterosaur cervical vertebra from the Hell Creek Formation (Maastrichtian) of southeastern Montana." Source: Internet
Maastrichtian record of neornithine birds in Antarctica: comments on a Late Cretaceous radiation However, more complete remains of undisputed charadriiforms are known only from the mid- Paleogene onwards. Source: Internet
The most recent common ancestor of penguins and their sister clade can be roughly dated to the Campanian – Maastrichtian boundary, around 70–68 mya. Source: Internet
During the Maastrichtian this area was subtropical, with a warm and humid climate. Source: Internet
These younger units of this geologic formation date to the early Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period, 70 to 68 Ma (million years ago). Source: Internet