Which Statement About the Geologic Time Scale Is Incorrect

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the geologic time scale is incorrect?

• A) Mammals originated early in the Mesozoic era.
• B) Adaptive radiation of flowering plants, insects, and birds took place during the Mesozoic era.
• C) Mass extinction of the dinosaurs occurred about 65 million years ago.
• D) Reptiles originated during the Paleozoic era.
• E) Eukaryotes originated during the Proterozoic eon.

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