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The 88 pages that link to Cretaceous, each with the reason it gives.

• BaurusuchidaeNarrower topic: Most known baurusuchid fossils come from rocks deposited during this period.

• CarnosauriaRelated: Carcharodontosaurids expanded across several continents during this period.

• DeinocheirusNarrower topic: Deinocheirus lived during the Late Cretaceous.

• GiganotosaurusNarrower topic: Giganotosaurus lived during this period, near its middle.

• Lake MaracaiboRelated: Sedimentary rocks from this period contribute to the petroleum system beneath the basin.

• MawsoniaNarrower topic: Mawsonia lived during this period, across parts of its Early and Late epochs.

• NodosauridaeNarrower topic: Many well-known nodosaurids lived during this period.

• PachyrhinosaurusNarrower topic: Pachyrhinosaurus lived during the final part of this period.

• PliosauroideaRelated: Some pliosauroid lineages persisted into the Cretaceous before disappearing.

• Saxon SwitzerlandNarrower topic: The sandstone underlying the region was deposited during this period.

• XiphactinusNarrower topic: Xiphactinus lived in Cretaceous marine environments.

• AlvarezsauridaeRelated: Most known alvarezsaurids lived during this period.

• BennettitalesRelated: Bennettitales persisted into the Cretaceous before disappearing from the fossil record.

• DibamidaeNarrower topic: Molecular estimates place the origins of major living squamate lineages deep in this period.

• Guarani AquiferRelated: Cretaceous lava flows helped cover and confine parts of the sandstone aquifer.

• James Ross IslandRelated: Much of the island's exposed bedrock dates to this period.

• KaprosuchusNarrower topic: Kaprosuchus lived during this period, whose African ecosystems differed greatly from those of today.

• KronosaurusRelated: Kronosaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous.

• NajashNarrower topic: Najash lived during its later part, before the end-Cretaceous extinction.

• SimosuchusNarrower topic: Simosuchus lived during the period’s final part, before the end-Cretaceous extinction.

• Verdon GorgeNarrower topic: Much of the limestone cut by the gorge originated in ancient Cretaceous seas.

• Belogradchik RocksRelated: Later geological events shaped and exposed the region's sedimentary rock sequence.

• Ciudad EncantadaRelated: Much of the surrounding limestone dates to Cretaceous marine deposition.

• DidelphodonNarrower topic: Didelphodon lived near the end of this period, before the extinction event that ended it.

• ExternsteineNarrower topic: The Externsteine sandstone belongs to deposits laid down during this period.

• Jugurtha TablelandNarrower topic: The limestone rocks of the region include formations deposited during this period.

• MadtsoiidaeRelated: Some of the earliest known madtsoiid fossils date to this period.

• Møns KlintNarrower topic: The chalk exposed here accumulated in a Cretaceous sea.

• OrnithocheirusNarrower topic: Ornithocheirus lived during the Early Cretaceous, the first part of this period.

• PlatypterygiusNarrower topic: Platypterygius fossils place the genus within this final Mesozoic period.

• PolycotylidaeNarrower topic: Polycotylids lived during this period's changing marine ecosystems.

• Prachov RocksRelated: The sandstone of the Bohemian rock cities originated from sediments deposited during this period.

• RudistsNarrower topic: Rudists flourished in many marine environments during this period.

• SciadopitysRelated: Sciadopitys-like fossils occur in deposits from this period.

• StomatosuchidaeNarrower topic: The known stomatosuchids lived during this period.

• TempskyaNarrower topic: Tempskya fossils are known from Cretaceous rocks.

• ThalassodromeusNarrower topic: Thalassodromeus lived during the Cretaceous, well before the end-Cretaceous extinction.

• ZorapteraNarrower topic: Known fossil zorapterans extend the order's history into this period.