THE CRETACEOUS - A TIME OF CHANGE
 

Fitzroya cupressoides
   Fitzroya cupressoides (South America)
   Photo: Jill Roberts
Conifers still dominant;
first flowering plants appear during late Cretaceous

Athrotaxis selaginoides - king billy foliage
  King Billy Pine - foliage
  Photo: Christine Howells
Athrotaxis cupressoides - pencil pine cones
  Pencil Pine cones
  Photo: Christine Howells
Callitris rhomboidea
  Callitris rhomboidea cones

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