β All time stops
The Cretaceous Period
145 million years ago β flowers, then a big bang
Hop into our time machine and travel back to a warm, leafy world where giant dinosaurs ruled and the very first flowers bloomed!
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- 145 million years ago
A Warm, Green Earth
Earth was extra warm, and warm oceans covered lots of land. Colorful blooming flowers opened up for the very first time!
The big idea
The Cretaceous period was the wild, colorful finale of the age of dinosaurs!
Fun facts
- β¨ Tyrannosaurus rex had sharp teeth as long as bananas!
- β¨ The very first snakes started slithering around during this period.
- β¨ The Cretaceous period lasted longer than any other age of the dinosaurs!
Science words
- Asteroid β A giant rock zooming through outer space.
- Extinct β When a type of plant or animal is completely gone forever.
- Herbivore β A creature that eats only plants.