Explore Milwaukee County (Click on picture) Milwaukee County, created in 1834 as a territorial county, is derived from a Native American word Mahnawaukee-Seepe meaning gathering place by the river.. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the county seat is Milwaukee.
The Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event, or the K-T event, is the name given to the die-off of the dinosaurs and other species that took place some 65.5 million years ago. For many years, paleontologists believed this event was caused by climate and geological changes that interrupted the dinosaursâ food supply.
Evidence the dinosaurs died in a global flood. Despite the popularity of the meteorite theory, many scientists believe the extinction of the dinosaurs has not been solved, or else that the meteorite theory needs a secondary, boosting mechanism. The extinction of the dinosaurs is still a major mystery.The history of the dinosaurs is marked by remarkable success and stability during the Mesozoic. Far from being inherently vulnerable, the dinosaurs survived in spite of repeated changes in sea level and climate, enormous volcanic eruptions, and great impacts.