During the stage of dinosaurs and mammals, _____ were mammalsthat couldnourish their offspring internally in theirmother’s womb until they were large enough to survivewithout a pouch.
A. Monotremes
B. Marsupials
C. Placentals
D. Multituberculates
C. Placentals
Explanation: The placentals were mammals which could nourish their offspring internally in theirmother’s womb until they were large enough to survivewithout a pouch. The oldest known fossil of a placentalmammal is Eomaiascansoria, found near Beijing, datedabout 125 million years ago. The nearest modern relativeis probably a tree shrew; modern humans are placentalmammals.
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