Which of the Following Did Not Take Place in the Devonian

question 233

Multiple Choice

Which of the following did not take place in the Devonian?

• A) The appearance of early reptiles in the fossil record
• B) The appearance of the first plants to produce seeds
• C) An acceleration in the rates of evolutionary change in many groups of animals
• D) The appearance of the first known fossils of insects, spiders, and mites
• E) A mass extinction marking the end of the period

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