| 单词 | Tertiary period |
| 例句 | Underwater volcanoes spread lava over a vast area, and when the ocean floor was pushed up during the Tertiary period, stratified landmasses were formed. Toast of a Wine-Making Tradition in Italy 2010-03-29T15:23:00Z This is called the KT boundary, because it marks the dividing line between the Cretaceous period and the Tertiary period. The Day the Dinosaurs Died 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z But the layer of rock just above it, which signaled the beginning of the later Tertiary period, lacked most of those Cretaceous species and contained only a few, much smaller species of forams. Remarkable Creatures: ‘Nature’s Masons’ Do Double Duty as Earth’s Storytellers 2012-06-25T22:33:39Z It appeared on earth latest at the commencement of the Quaternary geological period, but more probably towards the end of the Tertiary period. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z In the British Isles, for example, the volcanic record is remarkably full for the long series of ages from Cambrian to Permian time, and again for the older Tertiary period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z These were all regarded as belonging to the Tertiary period. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z But then they and other researchers found an overabundance of iridium in geological formations at the 65-million-year transition line between the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods, known as the K-T boundary. Case Closed for Dino Killer? 2011-07-13T00:04:00Z In the Cretaceous and early Tertiary periods, the Foraminifera of different types have been nearly as great rock-builders as they were in the Laurentian. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z During past ages the position of each of these belts migrated, owing to movements in the earth's crust, but their succession in reference to each other has been the same since the Tertiary period. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Middle and Eastern Germany, with Poland and the valley of the Dnieper, present on the surface Eocene formations of the Tertiary period. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z The Tertiary period saw fundamental changes in the geography of Europe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z At the close of the Tertiary period the 'glacial epoch' of Pleistocene times began, and the British Islands and a large part of northern Europe and North America were then cased in snow and ice. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z The only more modern things which at all resemble it are the Foraminifera called Dactylopora, which belong to the Tertiary period. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z The mammals continued to dominate the earth throughout the Pleistocene period and were then probably more numerous and of even larger size than during the preceding Tertiary period. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The most remarkable feature in the geology of Elba is the extent of the granitic and ophiolitic eruptions of the Tertiary period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z This 65.5-million-year-old layer of Earth separates fossils of the Cretaceous period from those of the Tertiary period. Dinosaur extinction followed asteroid impact 65 million years ago, panel says 2010-03-09T05:00:00Z They are now extinct, but were probably active till the close of the Tertiary period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" During the Cretaceous and the Tertiary periods it was still found on the west coast of Greenland at 70° north latitude. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Following the Cretaceous period came the Tertiary period, during which the continent assumed very nearly its present outline. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z During the Tertiary period the great volcanoes of the Andes were formed, and there were smaller eruptions in the Sierras. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The great change of climate from temperate to arctic conditions during the latter half of the Tertiary period has been interpreted in various ways, no one of which is yet universally accepted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The Belemnitidae appear first in the Upper Trias, attain their maximum development in the Jurassic rocks, and are not continued into the Tertiary period, though represented in the Eocene by a few allied forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" These are sometimes called Quaternary, under the mistaken idea that they belong to an age succeeding the Tertiary period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The Mediterranean, however, throughout the Tertiary period—at any rate since miocene times—must have had almost constant communication with the Atlantic. The History of the European Fauna In strictness of reasoning, however, the author cannot exclude the Cretaceous or Tertiary periods from the possible duration of the interval during which the elevation may have taken place. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It is fairly certain that about the middle of the Tertiary period the northern hemisphere possessed a temperate climate, such that even the polar regions were habitable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" We may then safely multiply this number by forty, for the length of the Tertiary period. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Following these are a whole host of very distinct species of northern genera which may date back to any part of the Tertiary period, and which occur in every south temperate land. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras The positive evidence of man's existence during the Tertiary period, are facts which must firmly convince every one—who is willing to be convinced—of the great antiquity of man. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning The further question suggests itself, whether the volcanic phenomena of the middle Tertiary period bear any comparison with those of past geological times. Volcanoes: Past and Present Although the loess of the great plain and the sand of the desert are still in process of formation, the accumulation of these deposits probably began in the Tertiary period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" They also illustrate the geological fact that many animals, contemporaneous with man, extend far back into the Tertiary period. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science These may perhaps have occurred during the Eocene and Cretaceous epochs respectively, or all may have been included within the limits of the Tertiary period. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras What is the form by the middle of the Tertiary period? The Meaning of Evolution That which chiefly distinguished the Palæozoic from the Secondary and Tertiary periods was its gorgeous flora. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Most nepheline basalts are fine grained, very dark coloured rocks, and belong to the Tertiary period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Extensive volcanic outbursts occurred in this region during the Tertiary period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" It was the glorious and wild vegetation of the Tertiary period, in all its superb magnificence. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth During the Tertiary period members of the genera now known under the names of Lenzites, Polyporus, and Hydnum were all in existence. Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners The Tertiary period had also its prominent class of existences. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed In the Tokay district the formations are partly eruptive, partly sedimentary, but nowhere older than the Tertiary period, say the geologists. Round About the Carpathians Great masses of syenite and diorite were intruded during the Tertiary period, and within the curve of the folded belt a line of recent volcanic cones stretches from western Baluchistan into eastern Persia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" It was with the Tertiary period—perhaps, indeed, only with the middle subdivision of that period—that the gradual cooling of the polar and intermediate regions began. Science in Arcady It is interesting to know that even before the Tertiary period the undergrowth consisted of ferns and fleshy fungi. Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Not until we enter on the Tertiary periods do we find floras amid which man might have profitably labored as a dresser of gardens, a tiller of fields, or a keeper of flocks and herds. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed In 1849, in the Report of Wilke's Exploring Expedition, he adduced the argument against a former continent in the Pacific during the Tertiary period, from the absence of all native quadrupeds. Darwinism (1889) And this introduction of the existing fauna and flora was a slow and gradual process, as shown admirably by the study of the fossil shells of the Tertiary period. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science During the Tertiary period the whole valley of Mexico was one great lake. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern After these come the Tertiary periods: the Eocene first, where the landscape is already broken up by hills and mountains, clothed with a varied vegetation of comparatively modern character. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 Every plant and animal that now lives upon earth began to be during the great Tertiary period, and had no place among the plants and animals of the great Secondary division. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Hardly any recognisable remains of our existing groups—the frogs, toads, and salamanders—are found before the Tertiary period, a fact which indicates the extreme imperfection of the record as regards this class of animals. Darwinism (1889) The Tertiary period in Geology comprising those formations in which the organic remains approximate more or less closely to the existing fauna and flora. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science Considerations of this kind gave a new impulse to the belief that man's existence might even date back into the Tertiary period. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Many of the middle Tertiary molusca, and a large proportion of the later Tertiary period, are specifically identical with the living species, of to-day. Life: Its True Genesis Throughout the long ages of the Tertiary period monkeys must have been very abundant and very varied, yet it is but rarely that their fossil remains are found. Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Passing on to the Tertiary period the numbers increase, till they reach their maximum in the Miocene, where more than 2000 species of dicotyledons have been discovered. Darwinism (1889) This divergence is the most marked in the Palæozoic forms of life, less so in those of the Mesozoic period, and less still in the Tertiary period. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science Research among the evidences of man's existence in the early Quaternary, and possibly in the Tertiary period, was now pressed forward along the whole line. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Foster states that "these structures are composed of a soft coralline limestone of comparatively recent geological formation, probably of the Tertiary period." Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines Hence the Tertiary period may be called "the age of mammals." The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 The huge and fearful mammals of the third or Tertiary period passed me by unharmed. Time and Change All the groups of Jurassic Reptiles which we have hitherto been considering are wholly unrepresented at the present day, and do not even pass upwards into the Tertiary period. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science On the other hand, some of the more cautious men of science are still content to say that the existence of man in the Tertiary period is not yet proven. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom In like manner the Upper Miocene has no representative in England, but in France, Germany, and Switzerland it constitutes a most instructive link between the living creation and the middle of the great Tertiary period. The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) Even the important Cenozoic or Tertiary period, in which the first placentals or higher mammals appear, probably amounts to little over two per cent of the whole organic age. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 This represents, doubtless, the delightful climate of the Tertiary period, already referred to, when endless summer extended to the poles. Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel We are not yet settled even as to the time of their first appearance, geologists being inclined at present to see their traces in the pliocene, or even the miocene, deposits of the Tertiary period. Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution The Tertiary period included epochs when the earth's crust was singularly unquiet. The Elements of Geology These caverns are carved from the Silurian limestone, although they are considered to date from the Tertiary period. See America First From them the apes were evolved in the Tertiary period, and man was formed from these towards its close. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 During the latter part of the Tertiary period the lands seem to have subsided and to have been separated from the mainland. The Bontoc Igorot I have not sufficient arguments, but I do not believe that more than a small fraction of the height of the Andes has been formed within the Tertiary period. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 In my volume on the geology of Vanua Levu it was shown that the Tertiary period was an age of submergence in the Western Pacific, and a disbelief in any previous continental condition was expressed. Darwin and Modern Science At the close of the Tertiary period, from causes not yet determined, the Northern Hemisphere underwent a great depression of temperature. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science They lived during the Tertiary period, and are found fossilised in the Miocene. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 All these things were done before the Tertiary period opened. The Story of Evolution Among the extinct earlier sharks of the Tertiary period there were some twice as large as the biggest living fishes; Carcharodon was more than 100 feet long. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 It had to give way in the struggle for life to the more powerful Placentals during the Tertiary period. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 We find ancestral tapirs in Europe and America during the Tertiary period, but the later cold has driven them to the warm swamps of Brazil and Malaysia. The Story of Evolution But if we consider their extinct ancestors of the Tertiary period, the differences gradually disappear, the deeper we go in the Cenozoic deposits; in the end we find that they vanish altogether. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 |
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