When Do Lizards Appear and Radiate in the Fossil Record

question 16

Multiple Choice

When do lizards appear and radiate in the fossil record?

• A)Lizards appeared in the Permian and rapidly radiated to give rise to the dinosaurs that dominated the next time periods.
• B)Lizards appeared in the Jurassic but did not radiate until the Cretaceous when dinosaurs were near the end of their reign.
• C)Lizards appeared in the Jurassic as a branch of small dinosaurs and radiated rapidly in the Cretaceous.
• D)Lizards appeared in the Cretaceous and rapidly radiated.
• E)Snakes took to the surface in the Permian and gradual selection for limbs allowed lizards to radiate in the Triassic.

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