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During which period, amphibians were dominant?

A
Carboniferous
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Silurian
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Ordovician
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Cambrian
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Jurassic
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Solution

The correct option is E Carboniferous
  • The carboniferous period lasted from about 350 million years ago. It generally had a more uniform, tropical, and humid climate, was favorable for living organisms like amphibia, thus called the "age of amphibians".
  • Silurian is a period of origin of jawed fishes, wingless insects, scorpions, and ferns.
  • Ordovician is called the "age of invertebrates".
  • Cambrian is called the "age of trilobites".
  • In jurassic period, gymnosperms and dinosaurs are abundant.
Thus option A is the correct answer.

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