Which of the following occurred just before the current era?

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Brennan Mcbride

16 August, 05:01

Which of the following occurred just before the current era?

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Stone · Answer 1

the correct answer is Mesozoic!

Tiffany Morrow · Answer 2

Hello, this question is incomplete. The complete question would be:

"Which of the following occurred just before the current era?

A. Mesozoic, B. Precambrian, C. Cenozoic, D. Paleozoic"

Answer:

A. Mesozoic

Explanation:

The Mesozoic Era is also called the Dinosaur Age and lasted from 241 million to 65 million years ago, the era occurring just before the present era. It is divided into three periods: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. It is during this period that the largest extinction occurs on Earth, wiping out 95% of all marine life and 70% of life on the planet.

At the beginning of the Mesozoic Era, the continents as we know them today were united in a continental mass called Pangeia. The Pangeian continent was divided into North Lauria and Gondwana to the South. Lauria was later divided into continents of Note America and Eurasia, while Gondwana in South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica and the subcontinent of India, which after the Mesozoic Era collided with Eurasia, forming the Himalayas.