A paleontologist was developing a model of Earths time periods from fossils that were found in different rock layers. He found fossils of dinosaurs in one of the rock layers he was studying. During which time period did the animals whose fossils were found in this rock layer most likely live?

DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS

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A paleontologist was developing a model of Earth’s time periods from fossils that were found in different rock layers. He found fossils of dinosaurs in one of the rock layers he was studying. During which time period did the animals whose fossils were found in this rock layer most likely live?

A	Mesozoic Era
B	Cenozoic Era
C	PreCambrian Time
D	Paleozoic Era

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Fossil species that are used to distinguish one layer from another are called index fossils. Index fossils occur for a limited interval of time.

Detailed explanation-2: -(3) The kinds of fossils found in rocks of different ages differ because life on Earth has changed through time. Stratigraphic ranges and origins of some major groups of animals and plants.

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