By the end of which period, characterized by warming climate and increased oxygen in the seas, did a dramatic adaptive radiation occur, giving rise to all major animal lineages?

A. Devonian
B. Proterozoic
C. Cambrian
D. Jurassic
E. Ediacaran


Answer: C

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