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... Period , and the dinosaurs became extinct . The mammals ( see MAMMALIA ) , on the other hand , were quite indistinct in Mesozoic times but burgeoned with multiple diver- gence and development early in the Cenozoic Era . The land plants ...
... Period , and the dinosaurs became extinct . The mammals ( see MAMMALIA ) , on the other hand , were quite indistinct in Mesozoic times but burgeoned with multiple diver- gence and development early in the Cenozoic Era . The land plants ...
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... period . Lack of records makes it im- possible to describe accurately dances and dance plays of Korea prior to the period of the Three Kingdoms ( c . 57 BC - AD 668 ) . Chinese , Japanese , and Korean accounts be- ginning in the 7th ...
... period . Lack of records makes it im- possible to describe accurately dances and dance plays of Korea prior to the period of the Three Kingdoms ( c . 57 BC - AD 668 ) . Chinese , Japanese , and Korean accounts be- ginning in the 7th ...
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... period the name the " Age of Fishes , " occurred both in fresh and marine waters . Derivation of carnivorous fish from mud - eating forms occurred early in the period , and the four - footed tetrapods were derived from the fish near the ...
... period the name the " Age of Fishes , " occurred both in fresh and marine waters . Derivation of carnivorous fish from mud - eating forms occurred early in the period , and the four - footed tetrapods were derived from the fish near the ...
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