Which extinction event is responsible for wiping out non-avian dinosaurs?
a. the cretaceous-paleogene extiction
b. the permian extinction
c. the devonian extinction
d. the silurian extinction
The event that is responsible for wiping out of non-avian dinosaurs is is the event of the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction.
Explanation:
Around '66' million years ago, almost all the tetrapod species, except for a few, suffered mass extinction in an event called "Cretaceous-Paleogene or the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction".
This event is said to have occurred due to the "collision of a huge asteroid" with the Earth which resulted in a tremendous environmental change that drastically lowered the average temperature of the planet and faltered the photosynthesis in plants.
