In mainstream science, the Cretaceous period came after the [[Jurassic]] period and before the [[Paleocene]] period in Earth's geological history, dating from 145 million years ago until 65 million years ago.
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{{epoch|{{PAGENAME}}}} came after the [[Jurassic]] period and before the [[Paleocene]] period in Earth's geological history, dating from 145 million years ago until 65 million years ago.
[[Creation scientists]] do not believe such a period existed in the Earth's history.
[[Creation scientists]] do not believe such a period existed in the Earth's history.