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A World Without Winter's Bite

How the Cretaceous Period Became the First True Garden of Eden

The Cretaceous Period wasn’t just another chapter in Earth’s story – it was the moment our planet transformed into something resembling paradise. Imagine walking through lush forests where dinosaurs roamed beneath flowering trees, where the air was thick with the scent of blooming magnolias, and where tiny mammals scurried through undergrowth while pterosaurs soared overhead. ...