Epoch Early Cretaceous Epoch

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Flowering plants appear; spinosaurs; sea levels rise (145-100.5 Ma).

145.00 Ma – 100.50 Ma · 44.50 Ma duration

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Early Cretaceous Epoch 3

130 Ma First Flowering Plants Angiosperms diversify Flowering plants appear and co-evolve with insects, eventually dominating terrestrial ecosystems.
126–122 Ma · Early Cretaceous Iguanodon First dinosaur discovered in Europe One of the first dinosaurs ever identified, Iguanodon was a large herbivore from Europe with distinctive thumb spikes. It could walk on two or four legs and lived in herds.
115–108 Ma · Early Cretaceous Deinonychus Sickle-clawed pack hunter The discovery of Deinonychus in 1969 revolutionised our view of dinosaurs as active, intelligent animals. Its large sickle-shaped claw and likely pack-hunting behaviour inspired the Velociraptor of Jurassic Park.