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CRETACEOUS PERIOD

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CRETACEOUS PERIOD

Come and visit this exciting time!!

CRETACEOUS PERIOD WAS IN THE MESOZOIC ERA

  • It occurred from 145 million years ago
  • Until 65 million years ago
  • It is inbetween the Jurassic and Paleogene periods
Photo by palphy

ANIMALS

One of the animals during this period was the Tyrannosaurus rex .

Another animal was Triceratops prorsus

VERY FRIENDLY

And another type of animal was pterosaurs

FREE RIDES

Mosasaurs were a type of sea creature

BEAUTIFUL SCENERY

A type of plant in the Cretaceous period was ferns.

Another plant that emerged in this period was cycads.

Another type of plant was ginkgoes

DRESS LIGHTLY

  • The climate of this period was very warm
  • Because of this oceans were warm
  • Also, glaciers were mostly melted

BRING SUNGLASSES AND UMBRELLAS

  • Sea levels rising
  • Volcanic activity increased drastically
  • Huge asteroid crashes resulting in the end of the period by exterminating dinosaurs

I hope to see you in the exciting Cretaceous Period!