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[–] mcmodknower@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Sorry, but the time frame doesn't fit. Its between 66 and 145 millenia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 21 points 1 year ago

Its not from the Cretaceous, it's from the Crustaceous

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Except a millennium ~~millenia~~ is a thousand years, not a million years.

~~65-145 epochs ago might be the correct wording?~~

"Mya" would be the correct term.

Edit: corrections from MBM, bisby.

[–] MBM 5 points 1 year ago

If we're being precise, it's also one millennium or multiple millennia (knowing Latin plurals is a curse)

[–] bisby@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

An epoch is a geological age and not a specific time span. So "65-145 Mya" (million years ago) would be the appropriate label. I can't seem to find a label for "million years" (other than megaannum, which is just an SI prefix for years, but I don't think Ive ever heard that used?)

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Megaanum was also a common side effect of rear encounters with legendary adult performer John Holmes

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're right


the first result I stumbled upon was the Simple wikipedia result which erroneously calls an epoch 1,000,000 years ( simple wiki link ).

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Crustaceous*

[–] Luvon@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

If it’s late then it’s free and that sounds pretty late to me

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Millenia is thousands, ~~epoch~~ "Mya" is million years ago.

But as my stat mech professor once said, "what's a few orders of magnitude between friends?"

Edit: thanks to bisby, MBM.

[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Keep digging, you're close to finding Seymour!

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

🎶 If it takes forever!

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fun fact: the Crustaceous Period was from 1996 to 2001. Fast-fossilising flour was a pretty bad idea in hindsight..

[–] Toes@ani.social 2 points 1 year ago

Mmmm authentic dinosaur sausage

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Finally a pizza that’s all crust.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Why... Why are you touching that, oh gross

[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Crustalicious period.