10 Interesting Fact About The Cretaceous Period

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• Cretaceous Period is the third period of the mesozoic era which lasted around 145 million to 66 million years ago.
• During this time, continents such as Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica and Australia began to separate from each other.
• Dinosaurs are the most dominant animals in the Cretaceous period.
• The only modern member known from this period is sea turtles.
• Animals such as ammonite, mosasaur, and pterosaur also live in the Cretaceous period.
• Cretaceous is also referred to as the age of flowers because many flowers and flowering plants developed at that time.
• This period also witnessed the extraordinary evolution of insects, including ants, bees, and butterflies.
• At the end of Cretaceous, mass extinction occurs, ending the dinosaur era.
• In many places around the world, fossils from dinosaurs and other animals from the Cretaceous period can be found.
• Cretaceous is an important period for the evolution of life on earth and provides a lot of knowledge about our planet's past.