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The Cretaceous Period was the 3rd geological period in the Mesozoic Era. The end of the period would see the extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs as well as all the large marine reptiles, pterosaurs as well many other species of animals and plants.
It lasted from 145.5 to 65.5 million years ago. It was the time between 2 extinction events, the smaller End Triassic Extinction event and the larger K-T Exinction event.
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∙ 14y agoA period in the Mesozoic Era that means chalk.
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∙ 9y agoThe Cretaceous was the last period of the Mesozoic era. It lasted for 80 million years and ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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∙ 13y ago65 million to 144 million years ago!
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∙ 10y ago79 million years ago
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∙ 9y agowhat is an asteroid
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What Geological Period preceded the Jurassic Period?
after Jurrasic period it is the Cretaceous period
What came after the triassic period?
After the Triassic period, the Jurassic period began, followed by the Cretaceous.
The Cretaceous period was a part of what era?
It was part of the Mesozoic Era.
What did earths surface look like in the cretaceous period?
hot ,wet,
Which of the following is not a geologic period of the Earth Jurassic Cretaceous Triassic Neoprene?
Neoprene
What period was after the cretaceous?
The Paleogene Period followed the Cretaceous.
What Geological Period preceded the Jurassic Period?
after Jurrasic period it is the Cretaceous period
Were there there fruits in the cretaceous period if so which kind of fruits?
There were a fruit in the cretaceous period. There were berries in this period.
Were there fruits in the cretaceous period if so which kind of fruits?
There were fruits in the cretaceous period. There were berries and bread in this period.
In what period did the Triceratops live?
Triceratops lived in the late cretaceous period.
Which period is older than the Triassic period?
The Jurassic Period followed the Triassic.
How was the cretaceous period different from the Jurassic period?
The Pangaea split is the difference between the Cretaceous period and the Jurassic period. The split took place in the Jurassic period.
Last period of mesozoic period?
Cretaceous
What came after the Jurassic period?
Cretaceous period.
Did the dinosaurs died at the end of the cretaceous Jurassic or triassic period?
Cretaceous.
What period came first Jurassic cretaceous or triassic?
jurassic The Triassic was the earliest period of the Mesozoic, followed by the Jurassic then the Cretaceous. The Cretaceous was of the greatest duration.
What period did the spinosaurus live in?
Spinosaurus fossils have been found in Morocco and Egypt, and they date to between 112 and 97 million years ago. This was during the Albian and Cenemonian stages of the Cretaceous period, which was the third and final period of the Mesozoic era.
