Cretaceous System

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:beganIn about 145 million years ago
gptkbp:characterizedBy mass extinction event at end
widespread chalk deposits
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Lower_Cretaceous_Series
gptkb:Upper_Cretaceous_Series
gptkbp:endDate about 66 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Jurassic_System
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cretaceous System
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris_Basin,_France
gptkbp:namedAfter Chalk (Latin: creta)
gptkbp:notableFor extinction of non-avian dinosaurs
breakup of supercontinent Pangaea
flowering plants diversification
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Paleogene_System
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy
gptkbp:usedIn geology
paleontology
stratigraphy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cenomanian
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6