) After existing for 163 million years, the dinosaurs disappeared at the end of the Cretaceous Period, 66 million years ago. The Earth's appearance during the Mesozoic Era was quite different from its appearance today.The reason for the difference is that although the surface of our Earth seems rock solid, it is not. After existing for 163 million years, the dinosaurs disappeared at the end of the Cretaceous Period, 66 million years ago. The Earth's appearance during the Mesozoic Era was quite different from its appearance today.
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At the time, few knew it would change the world. By Fred Kaplan. The following article is adapted from Chapter 10 of Fred Kaplan's new book, 1959: The Year Everything Changed. To learn how he came to write about that year, see  1959: I swear, it really is the year everything changed ..