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The Cretaceous period was the last of three periods in the Mesozoic era. It lasted from 145 million to 65.5 million years ago.
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Where did the Jurassic take place?
The Jurassic period took place before the Cretaceous era and after the Triassic era. It started around 199 million years ago and ended about 44 millions years later. (145 million years ago if you can't do the maths).
When did Cretaceous period take place?
Mesozoic Era
Where did the Jurassic Period take place?
The Jurassic period took place before the Cretaceous era and after the Triassic era. It started around 199 million years ago and ended about 44 millions years later. (145 million years ago if you can't do the maths).
The cretaceous-tertiary boundary even took place how many years ago?
65 million years ago
When was Cretaceous Research created?
Cretaceous Research was created in 1980.
Did the dinosaurs died at the end of the cretaceous Jurassic or triassic period?
Cretaceous.
Do carcharondontosaurus and spinosaurus live at same place?
Yes, both animals lived in North Africa during the early cretaceous.
What was the the environment like during the cretaceous period?
It was a warm tropical place in which many angiosperms (flowering plants) developed and became dominant. Because of this, many new herbivores appeared and others went extinct.The Cretaceous Period was hot and dry.
How was the cretaceous period different from the Jurassic period?
The Cretaceous period followed the Jurassic period and lasted from about 145 million to 66 million years ago. In the Cretaceous period, flowering plants became more dominant, dinosaurs continued to diversify, and large marine reptiles like mosasaurs thrived. However, the end of the Cretaceous period marked by a mass extinction event where dinosaurs and many other species went extinct.
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.
What period was after the cretaceous?
The Paleogene Period followed the Cretaceous.
Where did cretaceous get its name?
The origin of the word cretaceous comes from the Latin "creta" which means "chalk".
