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The Cretaceous is the 3rd and final period of the Mesozoic Era geological period that continued from about 145 to 66 million years ago. It was a geologic period with a comparatively warm climate, resulting in high eustatic sea levels that shaped many shallow inland water bodies.In the Late Cretaceous, the many contemporary U.S. states were beneath the waves of the Western Interior Seaway.
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Discover the future of Africa as tectonic movements create new oceans, alter climates, and redefine economic landscapes.
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The Central Pangean Mountains were a great mountain chain in the middle part of the supercontinent Pangaea that stretches across the continent from northeast to southwest during the Carboniferous, Permian Triassic periods.
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Mars is home to dizzyingly tall mountains and deep canyons. Olympus Mount is the tallest mountain in the Solar system. It’s about two and a half times taller than Mount Everest.
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The breakup of Pangaea, a supercontinent that existed around 335 million years ago, is a significant event in Earth’s geological history. Pangaea began to break apart during the Mesozoic Era, forming the continents as we recognize them today. The process of breakup and continental drift occurred due to the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth’s surface.
Read MoreAccording to the tectonic theory, the cycles of splitting apart and coming together occur because of subduction, which happens when tectonic plates meet with one another.
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