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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:climate
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generally warm
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gptkbp:continentalDrift
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continents moving toward modern positions
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gptkbp:dividedInto
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gptkb:Early_Cretaceous
gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
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gptkbp:duration
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about 79 million years
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gptkbp:endDate
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about 66 million years ago
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gptkbp:fauna
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gptkb:Triceratops
gptkb:Velociraptor
gptkb:Tyrannosaurus
gptkb:Pterosaurs
gptkb:Hadrosaurids
gptkb:Ichthyosaurs_(early_part)
marsupials
placental mammals
Ankylosaurs
Ceratopsians
early snakes
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gptkbp:flora
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angiosperms
conifers
ferns
cycads
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Paleogene_Period
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cretaceous Period
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Chalk_cliffs_of_southern_England
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gptkbp:majorExtinctionEvent
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gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
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gptkbp:marineLife
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gptkb:ammonites
gptkb:mosasaurs
plesiosaurs
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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from Latin 'creta' meaning chalk
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Deccan_Traps_volcanism
gptkb:Chicxulub_impact
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gptkbp:notableFor
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mass extinction event at end
breakup of supercontinent Pangaea
dominance of dinosaurs
flowering plants diversification
chalk deposits
formation of Atlantic Ocean
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:Dinosaur_Provincial_Park
gptkb:Hell_Creek_Formation
gptkb:Lance_Formation
gptkb:Gobi_Desert
gptkb:Yixian_Formation
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Jurassic_Period
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gptkbp:startDate
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about 145 million years ago
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gptkbp:terrestrialLife
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birds
flowering plants
dinosaurs
early mammals
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:turtle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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