tertiary
adjective
of the third order, rank, stage, formation, etc.; third.
post-Tertiary
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a word derived from
tertiary.
Example Sentences
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Past Processes.—The abundant well-preserved marine shells exposed among the upraised Tertiary and post-Tertiary deposits in the countries bordering the Mediterranean are not infrequently alluded to in Greek and Latin literature.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
But the cause of the remarkable change of climate during those late Tertiary and post-Tertiary times known as the glacial period is still without a completely satisfactory explanation.
From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Thomas Belt
Thus, though the mammal type of life is the characteristic of the Tertiary and post-Tertiary periods, it does not suddenly make its appearance without premonition in those periods.
From History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by John William Draper
