In which era reptiles were dominant ?
- Archaeozoic era
- Mesozoic era
- Coenozoic era
- Paleozoic era
Answer
(2) Mesozoic era
Solution
The geological time scale: Archaeozoic → Proterozoic → Palaeozoic → Mesozoic → Coenozoic.
As per NCERT, reptiles (dinosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, etc.) dominated the earth about 200 mya; they declined suddenly about 65 mya.
⇒ This span (Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods) is the Mesozoic era, the 'Age of Reptiles'.
∴ Reptiles were dominant in the Mesozoic era.
Answer: (2)