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Cryptozoic
Translation of "cryptozoic" into Russian
cryptozoic
Adjective
UK
/ˌkrɪptəʊˈzəʊɪk/
US
/ˌkrɪptoʊˈzoʊɪk/
cryptozoic
The cryptozoic era is known for its lack of fossil records.
Криптозойская эра известна отсутствием ископаемых остатков.
Definitions
cryptozoic
Adjective
UK
/ˌkrɪptəʊˈzəʊɪk/
US
/ˌkrɪptoʊˈzoʊɪk/
Relating to or denoting the period of Earth's history before the appearance of abundant complex life forms, typically referring to the Precambrian era.
The cryptozoic rocks are some of the oldest on Earth, dating back billions of years.
Of organisms or ecological communities that live concealed in dark, moist micro-habitats such as under stones, within soil, or beneath leaf litter.
Many cryptozoic species remain poorly studied because they rarely emerge from the leaf litter.
Cryptozoic
Proper noun
The earliest span of geological time, equivalent to the Precambrian eon, preceding the Phanerozoic.
Stromatolites flourished during the Cryptozoic.