Cretaceous period

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:climate generally warm
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Early_Cretaceous
gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:continent continents drifting apart
gptkbp:duration about 79 million years
gptkbp:endDate about 66 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Paleogene_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cretaceous period
gptkbp:lake gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Tethys_Ocean
gptkbp:marineLife gptkb:ammonites
gptkb:mosasaurs
plesiosaurs
gptkbp:massExtinction gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Jean_Baptiste_Julien_d'Omalius_d'Halloy
gptkbp:nameOrigin Latin 'creta' meaning chalk
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:end-Cretaceous_extinction
gptkb:Chicxulub_asteroid_impact
gptkb:Deccan_Traps_volcanism
marine transgressions
rise of angiosperms
high sea levels
expansion of shallow seas
evolution of modern birds
evolution of modern insects
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Triceratops
gptkb:Velociraptor
gptkb:Tyrannosaurus
gptkb:Hadrosaurus
gptkb:Spinosaurus
gptkb:Chicxulub_impact_event
breakup of Pangaea
mass extinction event
dominance of dinosaurs
flowering plants diversification
formation of the Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Dinosaur_Provincial_Park
gptkb:Hell_Creek_Formation
gptkb:Gobi_Desert
gptkb:Yixian_Formation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Jurassic_period
gptkbp:startDate about 145 million years ago
gptkbp:terrestrialLife birds
flowering plants
dinosaurs
early mammals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:marina
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4