Cretaceous period dinosaurs

Illustration about Silhouettes of dinosaurs of cretaceous period of mesozoic era with names. Illustration of epoch, raptor, dinosaur - 77252036

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Rocks gathered from the impact site provide a glimpse into the catastrophically destructive minutes and hours after the fateful strike.

The Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era was the final and longest period. It occurred from 14.5 million years ago to 65.5 million years ago (Bagley). There was a minor mass extinction that marks …

During the Ice Ages of the Quaternary Period, most of the land was covered with ice, and vegetation included mosses, sedges, shrubs, lichens and low-lying grasses. During warmer periods, most of the soil was not covered with ice, and woodlands and coniferous forests existed. The emergence of tropical rainforests occurred during the Holocene. This habitat allowed many animals and plants to thrive and evolve. Savannas also emerged where herbivores grazed and flourished.

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An international team of paleontologists and other geoscientists has discovered the first North American co-occurrence of hadrosaur and therizinosaur tracks in the lower Cantwell Formation within Denali National Park, suggesting that an aspect of the continental ecosystem of central Asia was also present in this part of Alaska during the Late Cretaceous.