The earliest known flowering plants date to the
A) Cambrian (early Paleozoic era).
B) Triassic (early Mesozoic era).
C) Cretaceous (late Mesozoic era).
D) Tertiary (early Cenozoic era).

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The earliest known flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, have been dated to the Cretaceous period, which occurred during the late Mesozoic era, around 130 million years ago.

The Earliest Known Flowering Plants Date to the