The Mesozoic era is also called the golden age of the ____________ .
A
fishes
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B
reptiles
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C
mammals
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D
Both b and c
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Solution
The correct option is B reptiles The total span of Earth’s evolution or geological time is divided into eras like Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
The Mesozoic era is known as “the golden age of the reptiles” as it was marked with the emergence and evolution of a variety of reptilian species. Dinosaurs (giant reptiles) were dominant on the earth in this era.
The Cenozoic era is the era in which we are currently living, and it is called the "age of mammals”.
The Devonian period of the Paleozoic era is known as the age of fishes as fishes dominated during this period.