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Cretaceous period

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Noun1.Cretaceous period - from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
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Age of Reptiles, Mesozoic, Mesozoic era - from 230 million to 63 million years ago
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