CRETACEOUS PERIOD

ERA

• Mesozoic

TIME RANGE

• 145-65 million years ago
• Paleogene is after
• Jurassic is before

ANIMALS

• Ancient birds
• Dinosaurs
• Pterosaurs
• Feathered Dinosaurs

PLANTS

• Willow
• Elm
• Grape
• Laurel
• Birch

MAJOR CLIMATES

• It was warmer and more humid than it is today

MAJOR EVENTS

• This period ended bad
• A mass extinction wiped out the dinosaurs
• Except the birds

RESOURCES

• Google
• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/cretaceous/cretaceous.php