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[-] mcmodknower@programming.dev 14 points 5 months ago

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 5 months ago

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

[-] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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@lemmings.world 5 points 5 months 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 5 months ago

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 5 months ago

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

[-] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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 5 months ago
[-] Luvon@beehaw.org 5 points 5 months ago

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

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