Late Cretaceous Epoch
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Australian geologic history
- In Australia: The Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras
…slow) seafloor spreading in the Late Cretaceous (about 100 to 66 million years ago). The other momentous event at that time took place in eastern Australia. The shallow sea that had covered nearly half of Australia during the Early Cretaceous retreated when the long-enduring Chilean-type subduction off eastern Australia was…
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dinosaur fossils in Canada
- In Dinosaur Provincial Park
During the Late Cretaceous, the area of the modern park was a swampy river delta containing a dense subtropical forest of palms and giant redwoods. Over the course of time, silt deposited by the river became sedimentary rock that preserved dinosaur remains. Glaciers later carved out the…
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Myrtales fossils
- In Myrtales: Evolution
…million years ago) of the late Cretaceous Period, Myrtales species are especially well represented, and pollen of the Myrtaceae family has been reported from the Santonian Stage (86.3 to 83.6 million years ago). Even aquatic plants in the order, such as Decodon (family Lythraceae), are represented among fossils from late…
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