During the Cenozoic era
A)Laurasia and Gondwana split into today's continents.
B)lithospheric plates stopped moving.
C)shallow seas covered most of the continents.
D)mammals became the dominant form of animal life.

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During the Cenozoic era, mammals underwent a significant evolutionary radiation and became the dominant form of animal life on land. This period is often referred to as the "Age of Mammals." The other options are incorrect; A refers to the Mesozoic era, B is false as lithospheric plates continue to move today, and C is true for the early part of the Paleozoic era but not for the Cenozoic.

During the Cenozoic Era