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It is one of the most remarkable events in the history of life that the reptiles ( see REPTILIA ) , which flourished during the Mesozoic Era , declined at the end of the Cretaceous Period , and the dinosaurs became extinct .
It is one of the most remarkable events in the history of life that the reptiles ( see REPTILIA ) , which flourished during the Mesozoic Era , declined at the end of the Cretaceous Period , and the dinosaurs became extinct .
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During the period of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution ( 1966–1969 ) most traditional operas ceased to be performed in favour of new works , realistic in style and content , and using , paradoxically , Western musical ...
During the period of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution ( 1966–1969 ) most traditional operas ceased to be performed in favour of new works , realistic in style and content , and using , paradoxically , Western musical ...
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A nummun ber of groups become extinct in the period , including a Upper Devonian number of orthids and the pentamerids . Molluscan groups were well represented . The marine clams ( Bivalvia ) increased greatly during the period ...
A nummun ber of groups become extinct in the period , including a Upper Devonian number of orthids and the pentamerids . Molluscan groups were well represented . The marine clams ( Bivalvia ) increased greatly during the period ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopędia Britannica, Volume 16 The New Encyclopędia Britannica |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopędia Britannica, Incorporated, 1981 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 19 Jan 2010 |
| ISBN | 085229378X, 9780852293782 |
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