The Cretaceous Period on Earth is one in which the dinosaurs (and other creatures of course) roamed; how exciting! It lasted from about 145.5 Ma (Ma = megaannum = million years 'ago') to 65.5 Ma. If you think the number 65 looks familiar to you, well, it probably does; it's about when the K-T mass extinction happened. Assuming you remember something you learned in a related science class at one point, you'll know that this is when the dinosaurs went pretty much extinct.
...but I digress.
No, I don't own this image, so don't come after me.
Recently, a type of Cretaceous dinosaur discovered in 2003, has recently been named and, as has never before happened in paleontology, its namesake was that of Korea. This new dinosaur, Koreanosaurus boseongensis, was about 8 feet long, lived on the Korean peninsula, and was a herbivore.
You can read more about the story (in English) here at the site of the Chosun Ilbo, a major S. Korean newspaper....although I think the fact that it's South Korean kind of goes without saying.
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