0
The Cretaceous was about 145 million to 66 million years ago. The Cretaceous gets its name from the latin word for chalk, creta, because it includes the layers of this distinctive pure white limestone. It is the last period of the Mesozoic ("middle life") Era.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago65 million years ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What form of government during the Victorian period?
Monarchy, the Victorian period or era was named after the Queen of this period. The queen was Queen Victoria.
What happened during the 'critical period'?
what is the critacal period during history in 1780
Does period mean time?
"period" means time frame so yes.
The beginning of the Anglo-Saxon period roughly corresponds with what historical event?
saxnon period
What period do we live in?
we currently live in the Quaternary period, the period of humans. If you do not trust this answer, please go to chacha.com/answers We live in the age of modern science thanks Ebony
Were mammoths alive in the cretacous period?
In short, no. The Cretaceous period ended 65.5 million years ago, and mammoths first evolved about 5 million years ago.
How old are velociraptors?
Velociraptors lived during the Cretacous, 80 million years ago.
What was the biggest predatory dinosaur that ever lived?
probably spinosaurs although not technically dinosaurs the sea living retiles of the late cretacous were truly gigantic
What was the period that tyrannosaurs lived in?
Tyrannosaurus rex lived between 68 and 65.5 million years ago. That was during the Maastrichtian stage, which was the last stage of the Cretaceous period. The Cretaceous period was the last period of the Mesozoic era.
In what geologic time period did the Triassic Jurrassic and Cretaceous occur?
That is easy, the first is precambrian time, next you get the paleozoic era, which has Cambrian, ordovician, silurian, denovonian, carbonferious periods, Next you get the mesozoic era which contains the next three, which are triassic, jurrasic, and cretacous periods. Lasty you get the Cenozoic era which contains the last two which are the tertiary, and the quaternary!
What is the oldest insect?
Cockroaches appeared in the early Cretacous period 190-65 million years ago. They were probably the first insects to fly and survived the asteroid impact 65 million years ago probably because they were so widespread.
What are 3 facts about the mesozoic era?
The Mesozoic Era spanned from approximately 252 million years ago to 66 million years ago. Dinosaurs evolved and dominated the Earth during this era, with a wide variety of different species. The Mesozoic Era ended with a mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, believed to have been caused by a meteor impact.
What Geological Period preceded the Jurassic Period?
The Triassic Period preceded the Jurassic Period in the geologic timescale.
What are the 3 periods in the development of Chinese Music?
1st period -Formative Period 2nd period-International Period 3rd period -National Period 4th period -World Music Period
What is the period after Devonian Period known as?
The period after the Devonian Period (416 to 359.2Ma) is the Carboniferous Period (359.2 to 299Ma).
what is a show you watched as a kid that you will watch now?
there are a few, Regular show( a show with no regular episodes) , we Bare Bears ( just brings back memories), Gravity falls, ( I bet you 36 year old men still watch this), Camp Cretacous Jurrasic world( c'mon it adds lore and is actually good), Clone wars 2003 & 2008 ( grown men watch this, I ain't too old) Adventure Time ( you ain't a kid if you ain't watch this), HTTYD( how to train your dragon, self explanatory).
What is a name of famous period in Japan history?
There are many famous periods in Japanese History. * Edo Period * Meiji Period * Jomon Period * Yayoi Period * Kofun Period * Nara Period
