The Cretaceous period was the longest time in the era of dinosaurs. Starting around 145 million years ago. It lasted til 65 million years ago. The 2 supercontinents, Laurasia and Gondwanaland, Started breaking up, and the structure of the continents, looked similar to what we see today. Several flowering plants evolved at this time. Several flowering plants evolved around this time. And the average temperature of the Earth was warmer than it was in the past. Sea levels were quite high,
And almost all kinds of dinosaurs that you can imagine, Existed during this period. Raptors, Armored Dinosaurs, Giant herbivorous dinosaurs, Dangerous carnivorous dinosaurs. Titanosaurus, one of the largest land animals. Argentinosaurus, which could weigh up to 77 tonnes. And T-Rex that could be up to 40 feet long Believed to be the apex predator of its time. It had the strongest and most powerful jaws compared to any other animal. T-Rex and Triceratops evolved 68 million years ago, Do you know what this means?
We are closer to the dinosaur T-Rex. Than it was to the Jurassic Period. Since there’s 80 million years between the Jurassic period and the T-Rex evolution. But only 68 million years between us and T-Rex.
