Dinosaur Breath: Change, Other Kinds of Fossils and Jurassic Park

During the latest Cretaceous, before the demise of the last dinosaur, there were ferns, palm trees, and crocodiles in what is now desert in New Mexico, Seymour Island in Antarctica, and the Gobi Desert. Then things changed. Ferns, palm trees, and crocodiles no longer live in New Mexico, Antarctica,...

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Published in:The Paleontological Society Special Publications
Main Author: Bellis, Diane
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Environmental Science
Seymour
Seymour Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s247526220000962x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S247526220000962X
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Summary:During the latest Cretaceous, before the demise of the last dinosaur, there were ferns, palm trees, and crocodiles in what is now desert in New Mexico, Seymour Island in Antarctica, and the Gobi Desert. Then things changed. Ferns, palm trees, and crocodiles no longer live in New Mexico, Antarctica, or the Gobi Desert because the climate changed. Throughout the 4.6 billion year history of the Earth, internal and external forces have caused changes in the very thin surface layer of the Earth where life exists.

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