1840, from Greek mesos "middle" (see meso-) + zoe "life" (see zoo) + -ic. Name coined by British geologist John Phillips for the fossil era "between" the Paleozoic and the Cenozoic.
双语例句
1. Mammals arose from a fairly primitive reptile in the Mesozoic era.
哺乳类起源于中生代宛若原始的爬虫类.
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2. Danba area has undergone multiperiod deformation, metamorphism and magmatism since Mesozoic time.
丹巴地区自中生代以来经历了多期的变形 、 变质和岩浆作用.
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3. The deposition velocity of Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic assumes unimodal pattern.
在沉积速率分析曲线上,往往是古生代 、 生代和新生代呈单峰状态.
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4. Its heat reservoir is composed of Yanshanian granite - porphyry and tuff of Mesozoic.
热储由中生代燕山期花岗斑岩、凝灰岩组成.
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5. Fossil members of the Ginkgophyta are common from rocks of Mesozoic age.
