Although ferns and conifers maintained their diversity into the early Cenozoic era, ____ may have hastened their decline in the early Cretaceous.
A) cycads
B) gymnosperms
C) angiosperms
D) invertebrates
E) mammals

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Angiosperms, or flowering plants, emerged and diversified rapidly during the early Cretaceous period, outcompeting other plant groups like ferns and conifers for resources and habitats, leading to their decline.

Although Ferns and Conifers Maintained Their Diversity into the Early