USB Type-A. Known as your standard-A, a USB Type-A is the first original design for a USB port that has a flat and rectangular shape. It is mainly used to connect and control other USB devices such as saving data on external storage devices and using a mouse and keyboard.
Cretaceous Period. The Cretaceous period began at the end of the Jurassic period approximately 144 million years ago and extended longer than any period (79 ma) to approximately 65 million years ago. The word Cretaceous comes from the word for chalk and the geological remains do indeed contain heightened chalk deposits.
Cretaceous period (krÄ¬tÄÂ´shÉs) , third and last period of the Mesozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, table), lasting from approximately 144 to 65 million years ago. The Cretaceous was marked, in both North America and Europe, by extensive submergences of the continents.retaceous was the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era. Cretaceous is a name derived from the Latin word for chalk, creta. Chalk is a common type of sedimentary rock formed during this interval of Earth history.