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Cretaceous

Cretaceous Period

Third and final period of the Mesozoic Era.

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Instance Of

Period
System

Part Of

Mesozoic
Series Ordinal
:3
ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale
Part of the Series
:
Period

Follows

Jurassic

Named After

Chalk

Described by Source

New Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q84000163
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Q24469607
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24777018
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th Edition (1885–1890)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q112780285
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
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:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Cretaceous System
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q109965071
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Vol. 5
Page(s)
:281

Start Time

NaN BC
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Circa

End Time

NaN BC
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Circa
End Cause
:
Cretaceous-Paleogene Mass Extinction

SRGB Color Hex Triplet

7FC64E

Significant Event

Cretaceous-Paleogene Mass Extinction

Different From

Kreda

Followed By

Paleogene

Has Part(s)

Early Cretaceous
Series Ordinal
:1
Late Cretaceous
Series Ordinal
:2

IPA Transcription

/krɪˈteɪʃəs/
Language of Work or Name
:
English

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