Which of These Time Intervals, Based on Plant Fossils, Came

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of these time intervals, based on plant fossils, came last most recently) ?

• A) rise and diversification of angiosperms
• B) Silurian- Devonian explosion with fossils of plant lineages that contain most of the major morphological innovations
• C) carboniferous swamps with giant horsetails and lycophytes
• D) colonization of land by early liverworts and mosses
• E) extensive growth of gymnosperm forests

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