Mesozoic Era

what are dinosaurs?

• were Mesozoic marine reptiles with small heads long neckes and flippers

• were dominant Mesozoic land vertebrates that walked with legs positioned directly under their hips

• were Mesozoic flying reptiles with large batlike wings

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What are the three periods of the Mesozoic Era from first to last?

• triassic, jurassic, cretacious

• early, middle, late

• cretaceous, jurassic, triassic

• triassic, cretaceous, jurassic

The Mesozoic Era ended about ____________.

• 65.5 million years ago

• 252 billion years ago

• 33 million years ago

• 252 million years ago

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Cenozoic, Mesozoic, and Paleozoic are huge sections of time called ____

• era

• epochs

• period

• geologic time

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What were the dominant animals of the Mesozoic Era?

• reptiles

• mammals

• fish

• bacteria

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True or False: The Mesozoic Era has 3 periods.

• true

• false

how was the climate of the Mesozoic era?

• hot

• cold

• warm

• so cold

what is the name of scientist who studies dinosaurs?

• Paleontologists

• seismologist

• paleontologists