Multiple choice

To which of the following categories do the dinosaurs belong?

  1. Scaly amphibians

  2. Extinct reptiles

  3. Extinct mammals

  4. Primitive aves
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Dinosaurs were a diverse group of reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era. They are classified as reptiles, not amphibians, mammals, or birds (though birds evolved from them). The term 'extinct' is correct because non-avian dinosaurs died out 66 million years ago.

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