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Engineer · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

Similar reptiles were present on all continents during the Mesozoic era, but mammals of the Cenozoic era are often different on the different continents. Explain.

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Question 2

The great height of the Himalayas is due to

A) continental-continental convergence where neither plate undergoes subduction.
B) the continuing after affect of the collision between the Alps and the Urals.
C) convergence of the Farallon Plate with India.
D) the subduction of India beneath Asia.

komodo7 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 29, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: Tectonics. At the beginning of the Mesozoic, the various continents were assembled into one large landmass (Pangaea). With one large landmass, animals could roam from one continent to another. The break up of Pangaea occurred throughout the Mesozoic. By the Cenozoic the landmass of Pangaea ceased to exist. The various continents were separated, as such, so were the various mammals of the Cenozoic.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A