what was the continents position during the cretaceous period
The Cretaceous Period (146-65 million years ago). In the early Cretaceous, many of the southern continents were still joined together as part of the southern landmass called Gondwana.Northern continents formed the great landmass Laurasia. Australia was joined to Antarctica, New Zealand and South America, forming the last remnant of the great southern landmass called Gondwana. 2  About 80 million years ago New Zealand drifted away from the rest of Gondwana. 3  The Australian part of Gondwana was located close to the South Pole.