Which one of the following period is largely associated with extinction of dinosaurs and the increase in flowering plants and reptiles?
A
Jurassic
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Triassic
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C
Cretaceous
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D
Permian
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Solution
The correct option is C Cretaceous Cretaceous period of Mesozoic era occurred on earth about 65-146 million years ago. During this period, the flowering plants appeared and became dominant, mass extinctions of marine life and some terrestrial life, including dinosaurs occurred and modern continents became well separated