Analyze the relationship between modern reptiles and dinosaurs

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Analyze the relationship between modern reptiles and dinosaurs.

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Analyze the relationship between modern reptiles and dinosaurs.

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Modern reptiles are the descendants of the Mesozoic Era (248-65 million years ago) non-avian dinosaurs that survived the great extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period (approximately 66 million years ago). Despite this, modern reptiles are not carbon copies of their prehistoric ancestors. Change over time has evolved these species so that they ar

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