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... CRETACEOUS PALEOGEOGRAPHY Marine geosyncline ( whole period ) Marine geosyncline ( Late Cretaceous ) 0 1000 2000 3000 mi 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 km NORTH PACIFIC CATHAYSIA OCEAN INDIAN SHIELD ETHIOPIAN SHIELD 0 INDIAN OCEAN BRAZILIAN ...
... CRETACEOUS PALEOGEOGRAPHY Marine geosyncline ( whole period ) Marine geosyncline ( Late Cretaceous ) 0 1000 2000 3000 mi 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 km NORTH PACIFIC CATHAYSIA OCEAN INDIAN SHIELD ETHIOPIAN SHIELD 0 INDIAN OCEAN BRAZILIAN ...
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... Cretaceous ; it gave rise to inland basins of various dimensions , thrust ranges , faulted blocks , and even volcanoes and granite masses . The ... Cretaceous of Kansas , represent fish - eating seabirds that had long Cretaceous Period 251.
... Cretaceous ; it gave rise to inland basins of various dimensions , thrust ranges , faulted blocks , and even volcanoes and granite masses . The ... Cretaceous of Kansas , represent fish - eating seabirds that had long Cretaceous Period 251.
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... Cretaceous Period , and the dinosaurs became extinct . The mammals ( see MAMMALIA ) , on the other hand , were quite indistinct in Mesozoic times but burgeoned with multiple diver- gence and development early in the Cenozoic Era . The ...
... Cretaceous Period , and the dinosaurs became extinct . The mammals ( see MAMMALIA ) , on the other hand , were quite indistinct in Mesozoic times but burgeoned with multiple diver- gence and development early in the Cenozoic Era . The ...
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