The final period of this era saw the formation of Dover Cliffs and other chalk deposits, as well as the Deccan Traps.
The final period of this era saw the formation of Dover Cliffs and other chalk deposits, as well as the Deccan Traps. The Tethys Sea existed during this era, which began with the P-Tr extinction and was ended by the K-T Extinction event, hypothesized to be a (*) meteor collision with Earth. Preceded by the Paleozoic, name this geological era, consisting of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods and therefore known as the "Age of Dinosaurs."
The final period of this era saw the formation of Dover Cliffs and other chalk deposits, as well as the Deccan Traps.
{Mesozoic} Era