During the Paleocene epoch, Plesiadapiformes:

A. became extinct.
B. were not in evidence, having become extinct during the Lower epoch of the Cretaceous period.
C. dramatically decreased in numbers.
D. underwent an adaptive radiation.


Answer: D

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