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(B) The correct answer is $B$. Dinosaurs were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates during the $Mesozoic$ era. The $Mesozoic$ era is often referred to

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(B) The correct answer is $B$. Dinosaurs were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates during the $Mesozoic$ era. The $Mesozoic$ era is often referred to as the 'Age of Reptiles'. While the $Jurassic$ period (a sub-period of the $Mesozoic$) is famous for the peak of dinosaur diversity,the entire $Mesozoic$ era (which includes the $Triassic$,$Jurassic$,and $Cretaceous$ periods) was characterized by their dominance before they went extinct by the end of the $Cretaceous$ period.

Column $A$	Column $B$ and $C$
$i$. Cenozoic	$2-65 \ \text{mya}$,Origin of vertebrates
$ii$. Palaeozoic	$500-165 \ \text{mya}$,Rise of egg-laying mammals
$iii$. Mesozoic	$135-225 \ \text{mya}$,Reptiles dominant
$iv$. Proterozoic	$350-500 \ \text{mya}$,Trilobites dominant

Dinosaurs dominated the world in which of the following geological eras?

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