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Which of the following periods is largely associated with the extinction of dinosaurs and the increase in flowering plants?

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Jurassic
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Triassic
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Cretaceous
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Permian
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Solution

The correct option is C Cretaceous
Cretaceous period witnessed the extinction of dinosaurs and primitive birds, with the emergence of the first modern birds. Among plants,angiosperms or flowering plants emerged and diversified during this period.

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