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(Solved): In the Cenozoic, Mammals end up evolving into and dominating all ecologic niches occupied by reptile ...
In the Cenozoic, Mammals end up evolving into and dominating all ecologic niches occupied by reptiles before the K-Pg extinction, including the 'small fliers' niche. True or False?
Solution:In the Cenozoic, Mammals end up evolving into and dominating all ecologic niches occupied by reptiles before the K-Pg extinction, including the 'small fliers' niche. This statement is false because while mammals have diversified and occupied different ecological niches during the Cenozoic era but they did not dominate all the ecological niches previously occupied by reptiles, including the niche of "small fliers."