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CRETACEUS PERIOD

Celeste C

Created on February 19, 2023

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Cretaceus period

Plate movement

CLImate

Fossils

The overall climate was warmer than it is today, most likely due to the active volvcanoes due to seafloor spreading

Shallow water existed between continents and only 18% of the world was land compared to 28% today

Lobsters and crabs were abundant during this period!

Period Duration

Organisms

The Cretaceus Period lasted for 79 million years and is the final period of the Mesozoic Era

ocean Fun facts

ENd of the period

The dominate life forms during this period were dinosaur's including the hadrosaurs, triceratops, and marine reptiles.

Sea levels were 100 to 200 meters higher than today.

An asteroid impact on the today's Yucatan penisula is believed to wipe out the dinosaurs