The Cretaceous Period
| J | O | T | E | E | O | I | O | N | Y | E | C | X | N | L |
| P | S | V | Y | U | F | L | O | W | E | R | S | O | G | T |
| S | R | B | E | R | C | E | V | R | E | K | I | T | T | A |
| A | U | T | T | L | A | B | G | T | R | T | O | R | S | C |
| S | A | R | H | X | O | N | A | N | C | W | I | R | T | I |
| T | T | W | U | Y | M | C | N | N | Q | C | H | R | C | O |
| E | K | I | E | A | E | E | I | O | E | D | E | C | A | Z |
| R | F | V | N | O | S | T | M | R | S | T | A | S | P | O |
| O | E | A | U | N | X | O | A | S | A | A | Z | A | M | S |
| I | R | S | Z | E | T | T | N | R | J | P | U | I | I | E |
| D | N | H | O | S | O | A | C | I | N | L | T | R | V | M |
| I | S | N | G | P | R | T | I | H | P | F | P | O | U | I |
| R | U | A | S | A | S | O | M | O | T | S | H | U | R | S |
| F | Q | L | A | N | K | Y | L | O | S | A | U | R | U | S |
| D | A | N | O | D | O | N | A | R | E | T | P | P | H | T |
- ANKYLOSAURUS
- ASTEROID
- CRATER
- CRETACEOUS
- EXTINCTION
- FERNS
- FLOWERS
- IMPACT
- MESOZOIC
- MOSASAUR
- PTERANODON
- SPINOSAURUS
- TRICERATOPS
- TYRANNOSAURUS
- VELOCIRAPTOR
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The Cretaceous was the last great chapter of the dinosaur story, the age of T. rex and Triceratops that ended with an asteroid. This grid mixes the star species of the period with the events that closed it out. First flowers, final dinosaurs, one big impact. A solid pick for students studying prehistoric time. Search on screen or print a copy.
The Cretaceous Period Word Search Answer Key
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