What was unique about the Cretaceous Period?

Towards the end of the Cretaceous Period, the Peninsula was affected by intense Volcanic activity. During this period, enormous quantity of Basaltic lava was poured out to the surface assuming a great thickness of over 3000m. The lava plateau is the result of that lava eruption. read more

The Cretaceous Period was the last and longest segment of the Mesozoic Era. It lasted approximately 79 million years, from the minor extinction event that closed the Jurassic Period about 145.5 million years ago to the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event dated at 65.5 million years ago. read more

The Cretaceous is defined as the period between 145.5 and 65.5 million years ago,* the last period of the Mesozoic Era, following the Jurassic and ending with the extinction of the dinosaurs (except birds). read more