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Ancestral amphibians were tetrapods that evolved during

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Jurassic period
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Cretaceous period
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Devonian period
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Carboniferous period
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Solution

The correct option is C Devonian period
Upper (i.e. more recent) Devonian sediments contain fossil remains of salamander-like amphibians (or labyrinthodonts) that were often quite large, with short necks and heavy, muscular tails.
So, the correct answer is 'devonian period'

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