GEOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
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Question
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During which era were the dinosaurs the dominant life form on Earth
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Paleozoic
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Cenozoic
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Precambrian
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Mesozoic
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mesozoic (252-66 million years ago) means ‘middle life’ and this is the time of the dinosaurs.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mesozoic Era is the age of dinosaurs. These animals grew so large they dominated the planet. Dinosaurs were so dominant that it took a catastrophic, environment-changing event for mammals to be able to take over.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mesozoic era is also called the golden age of the reptiles because ‘dinosaurs’ (giant reptiles) were dominant on the earth in this era.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years ago (at the end of the Cretaceous Period), after living on Earth for about 165 million years.
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