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What did the Cretaceous - Tertiary extinction event end?
The Tertiary Era.
What happened at the end of both the mesozoic and palezoic eras?
There were major asteroid impacts. #fuckschool #imheretohelp
What was the cretaceous-tertiary event?
A meteorite impacted Earth, causing devastation of the planet and mass extinction.
What is the dying out of many types of animals at once called?
A mass extinction or extinction event. For instance the death of the dinosaurs is the Cretaceous-Tertiary event (or K-T event for short).
Explain te catastrophic event most likely ended the Mesozoic era?
The Cretaceous- Tertiary Extinction
When did the Cretaceous Tertiary extinction occur?
About 65.5 million years ago. The Cretaceous and Tertiary are geological time periods either side of this event. The event is significant because there was a large mass extinction event at this time including the extinction of all non avian dinosaurs. Most experts agree that the cause of the extinction was a asteroid impact.
What are the extinction of animals in the very distant past?
There were five major extinction events in the past. They are called the Cretaceous-Tertiary (or K-T) extinction event, the late Devonian mass extinction, the Permian mass extinction, the Ordovician-Silurian mass extinction and the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction event.
Did the dinosaurs die off in the Triassic Period?
name three species of the Jurassic period dinosaurs whose length was measured at 30 feet or longer
What is a major event?
a major event is something very big that has happened
What age of geologic time ended with the great extinction?
Well, there have been several "great extinctions" in earth's history, but the most recent one was the Cretaceous-Tertiary event, ending the Cretaceous. That was c. 65 million years ago.
Did the Miocene end before dinosaurs came on earth?
Miocene the event took place at the close of the cretaceous period which whiped out the dinosaurs.
When was the last time a comet hit earth and caused an extinction?
The Cretaceous Paleogene extinction event about 65 million years ago.
