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What are included as modern mammals that evolved during the Eocene epoch?
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What was the dominant animal of the Eocene Epoch?
The Eocene Epoch was the second epoch of the Tertiary Period. During this time, mammals were the dominant form of animal life.
Is it true that whales and dolphins are all mammals that evolved in the oceans during the tertiary period?
yes they evolved from the trilobites
Was anyone alive while the dinosaurs were here?
No, there were no mammals at that time. Small mammals only came into being, during the end of the dinosaur period. Humans evolved fron these small mammals.
What kind of mammals were on earth during dinosaur ages?
During the end of the Triassic period, the first mammals evolved from therapsids, or mammal like reptiles. Some of these mammals were the Purgatorius, a tiny rodent like creature, and the Castorocauda, which had beaver like characteristics.
What organisms arose during the Cenozoic era?
we are currently the Cenozoic era however the mammals that have evolved so far are : placental mammals and monotremes -a small group of mammals that lay eggs.
It is the name of the geological era during which the dinosaurs lived and mammals evolved?
Both dinosaurs and mammals evolved in the Triassic Period of the Mesozoic Era.The earliest known dinosaurs are dated back to 230 million years ago.Mammals were thought to have evolved about 30 million years later, about 200 million years ago.
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."
Is dinosaur a mammal?
No. In fact, dinosaurs are the ancestors of birds. Mammals separated from reptiles (a large group that still included what would become dinosaurs) about 300 million years ago, and birds evolved during the Jurassic period about 150 million years ago.
How many of the Caribbean island existed during the Eocene?
none carrabean island dont exist
Where did the indricotherium live?
The hyracotherium is the first ancestor of the horse. They went extinct because they evolved into a different species and were no longer able to compete.
What are the dominant organisms or the tertiary period?
During the Tertiary Period the dominant organisms were mammals. These mammals included the many different types of dinosaurs that were roaming the earth 65 million years ago. Other organisms included bony fish such as bass and trout, flowering plants, insects, and birds.
What occurred during the cenozic era?
Mammals evolved adaptations that allowed them to live on land, in the air, and in the water during the Cenozoic Era. The Cenozoic Era began approximately 65 million years ago.
