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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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Laurasia and Gondwana split
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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:followedBy
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gptkb:Paleogene_Period
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gptkbp:fossil
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rich in marine and terrestrial fossils
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Cretaceous Period
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gptkbp:importantEvents
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gptkb:Chicxulub_asteroid_impact
gptkb:Deccan_Traps_volcanism
rise of flowering plants
evolution of modern insects
separation of continents
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gptkbp:lake
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Tethys_Ocean
gptkb:Western_Interior_Seaway
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gptkbp:majorGroups
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gptkb:ammonites
angiosperms
dinosaurs
early mammals
marine reptiles
pterosaurs
early birds
belemnites
rudist bivalves
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gptkbp:massExtinction
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gptkb:ammonites
many plant species
many marine reptiles
end of non-avian dinosaurs
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gptkbp:namedFor
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gptkb:Jean_Baptiste_Julien_d'Omalius_d'Halloy
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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Latin 'creta' meaning chalk
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Quetzalcoatlus
gptkb:end-Cretaceous_extinction
gptkb:Titanosauria
gptkb:Triceratops
gptkb:Edmontosaurus
gptkb:Hadrosauridae
gptkb:Theropoda
gptkb:Velociraptor
gptkb:Mosasaurus
gptkb:Ornithomimus
gptkb:Troodon
gptkb:Albertosaurus
gptkb:Ankylosauria
gptkb:Ankylosaurus
gptkb:Baryonyx
gptkb:Ceratopsia
gptkb:Deinonychus
gptkb:Dromaeosaurus
gptkb:Giganotosaurus
gptkb:Hadrosaurus
gptkb:Hesperornis
gptkb:Ichthyornis
gptkb:Iguanodon
gptkb:Oviraptor
gptkb:Pachycephalosauria
gptkb:Pachycephalosaurus
gptkb:Parasaurolophus
gptkb:Spinosaurus
gptkb:Ichthyosaurus
gptkb:Plesiosaurus
gptkb:Elasmosaurus
gptkb:Maiasaura
gptkb:dinosaur
gptkb:Archaeopteryx
gptkb:Pteranodon
gptkb:Sauroposeidon
gptkb:Chicxulub_impact_event
gptkb:Saurornithoides
gptkb:Enchodus
gptkb:Xiphactinus
gptkb:Carcharodontosaurus
gptkb:Confuciusornis
gptkb:Dromaeosauridae
gptkb:Gallimimus
gptkb:Microraptor
gptkb:Kronosaurus
gptkb:Pliosaurus
mass extinction event
breakup of supercontinent Pangaea
dominance of dinosaurs
flowering plants diversification
formation of the Atlantic Ocean
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:Hell_Creek_Formation
gptkb:Gobi_Desert
gptkb:Western_Interior_Seaway
Chalk cliffs of Dover
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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:thrustSeaLevel
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high
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Austin_Matelson
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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