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Q: Why is the cretateous called the cretaceous period?
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The late period of the age of the dinosaurs is called what?

The Cretaceous period.


The late period of the age of dinosaurs is called what?

The cretaceous period.


What period was after the cretaceous?

The period after the Cretaceous is the Paleogene period, which is part of the Cenozoic era. It includes the Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene epochs.


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Were there fruits in the cretaceous period if so which kind of fruits?

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Triceratops lived in the late cretaceous period.


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The last non avian dinosaurs lived up until the end of the Cretaceous period, specifically the Maastrichtian stage.However research in the past 20 years has show that birds are in fact dinosaurs that survive to this day.


Why is the Cretaceous - Tertiary period also called the K-T period?

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Which period is older than the Triassic period?

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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?

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