Cretaceous
adjective/krɪˈteɪʃəs/
/krɪˈteɪʃəs/
(geology)- belonging to the period between around 146 and 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs lived (until they died out); relating to the rocks formed during this timeTopics Historyc2
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