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Cretaceous (Mesozoic, Phanerozoic, ... Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: The last period of the Mesozoic, extending from about 145 to 65 million years ago. The sudden extinction of the dinosaurs occurred at the end of the period. |
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Cretaceous (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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Cretaceous period (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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krijt (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Dutch ..... De laatste periode van het mesozoïcum, dat duurde van ongeveer 145 miljoen tot 65 miljoen jaar geleden. Het plotselinge uitsterven van de dinosauriërs vond plaats aan het einde van deze periode. |
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Jurassic |
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(Mesozoic, Phanerozoic, ... Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) [300391259] |
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Paleocene |
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(Paleogene, Cenozoic, ... Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) [300391273] |
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