Survivors and Casualties Flashcards
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Q: Which animals survived the End-Cretaceous extinction?
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A: Birds, placental mammals, marsupial mammals, crocodiles, turtles, and champsosaurs.
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Q: Why did freshwater animals like crocodiles and turtles survive the extinction better?
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A: Freshwater habitats were less affected by the extinction event.
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Q: What happened to champsosaurs after the End-Cretaceous extinction?
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A: They survived the extinction but went extinct by the end of the Eocene, about 33 million years ago.
