What era followed the mass extinction at the end of the Paleozoic era?

Mesozoic Era Evolutionary Developments

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Proterozoic
Archean
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which group of reptiles rose to dominance during the Triassic period?
Therapsids
Synapsids
Dinosaurs
Pseudosuchians
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a defining feature of archosaurs?
No skull openings
Two extra openings in the skull
Four skull openings
Two skull openings
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which group of animals are the ancestors of mammals?
Synapsids
Pseudosuchians
Archosaurs
Diapsids
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During which period did dinosaurs diversify into their more familiar forms?
Paleozoic
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which group of reptiles joined ichthyosaurs in the oceans during the Jurassic?
Plesiosaurs
Theropods
Mosasaurs
Pterosaurs
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant evolutionary development occurred during the Cretaceous period?
Emergence of mammals
Appearance of flowering plants
Rise of therapsids
Formation of Pangea
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