This Figure Shows the Geologic Timescale

question 135

Multiple Choice

This figure shows the geologic timescale.Which period listed below would be part of the Mesozoic?

• A)Neogene
• B)Jurassic
• C)Pennsylvanian
• D)Mississippian
• E)Cambrian

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