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Cretaceous Period
145–66 million years ago

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Mean atmospheric O
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c. 30 vol %[1][2]
(150 % of modern level)

Mean atmospheric CO
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c. 1700 ppm[3][4]
(6 times pre-industrial level)

Mean surface temperature ower period duration

c. 18 °C[5][6]
(4 °C above modern level)


Key events in the Cretaceous


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An approximate timescale of key Cretaceous events.
Axis scale: millions of years ago.


The Cretaceous, accordin tae present scienteefic consensus, is a geologic period an seestem that spans 79 million years frae the end o the Jurassic Period 145 million years ago (Mya) tae the beginning o the Paleogene Period 66 Mya.



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  1. ↑ Image:Sauerstoffgehalt-1000mj.svg


  2. ↑ Image:OxygenLevelsThroughEarthHistory.png


  3. ↑ Image:Phanerozoic Carbon Dioxide.png


  4. ↑ Image:CO2LevelsThroughEarthHistory.png


  5. ↑ Image:All palaeotemps.png


  6. ↑ Image:TemperatureLevelsOverEarthHistory.png












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