During the Cenozoic, brachiopods ____

A)greatly expanded their numbers and diversity
B)were greatly reduced in number of genera
C)took over habitats previously occupied by mollusks, forcing those creatures to go extinct
D)became the most important marine invertebrate phyla
E)became extinct


B

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