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How might the mass extinction at the end of the mesozoic era relate to the dominance of mammals in the Cenozoic era?
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mass extinction: When at least 50 % of the species on Earth go extinct within a relatively short amount of time.
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During which era did mammals become common?
Mammals became the dominant land animals in the early Paleocene period of the Cenozoic era, after the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era.
The rapid development of mammals at the beginning of the Cenozoic era is an example of?
Adaptation and evolution, along with the extinction of the dominant land animals of the late Mesozoic.
Which era had the most mammals and birds?
The answer is Cenozoic in the beginning of this era there were few mammals and birds but longer down the road more animals appeared as the era continued.And so my answer would be Cenozoic but i am not completely sure.:(ANSWER ABOVE IS INCORRECTMesozoic is the correct answer small mammals evolved during the Mesozoic era, with reptiles, as did birds. The full potential and releasing of mammals came in the Cenozoic, when the mass extinction of 20% of the Mesozoic's species happened.
What is the great age of mammals called?
The current era is the "great age of mammals," the Cenozoic. The Mesozoic was the age of dinosaurs.
What period is the age of the mammals?
Mammals first evolved during the Mesozoic, the age of dinosaurs. After the dinosaurs died out, the Cenozoic began and mammals diversified until they dominated the land. Currently, we still live in the Cenozoic, so, technically, the Cenozoic could be called "the age of mammals."
What is a nickname for the mesozoic era?
Yes. The Cenozoic era has been dubbed the "Age of Mammals."
What era has been called the Age of Mammals?
This era, the Cenozoic era, is the age of mammals. But among botanists and paleobotanists, it is known as the age of flowers -- the anthophyta.The extinction of the dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era allowed mammals to proliferate and diversify.
Why did some small mammals survive from the mesozoic to the Cenozoic era?
High birth rate and a habit of living in burrows.
What created in opportunity for mammals in the Cenozoic era?
the extinction of dinosaurs created an opportunity for mammals. Another thing that created an opportunity for mammals in the Cenozoic Era was the fact that they evolved so quickly because they had no limiting factors.
What created an opportunity for mammal's in the Cenozoic era?
the extinction of dinosaurs created an opportunity for mammals. Another thing that created an opportunity for mammals in the Cenozoic Era was the fact that they evolved so quickly because they had no limiting factors.
The Cenozoic era is called the age of?
The Age of Mammals is the other name for the Cenozoic Era. The Cenozoic Era lasted for 65 million years.
Why is the Cenozoic era called the age of mammals?
It is the time period when the world started to cool. Reptiles died back and mammals became and still are the most prolific of the animals on the planet.
