Read the following passages and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: Possum There are more than 60 species of possums. They have been living on earth since the age of the dinosaurs (70-80 million years); therefore, they are the world?s oldest surviving mammals/they live in United States, South and North America and Australia The word, "Possum" comes from the native American Algonquin "Apasum" that means white animal. How old are possums?

Read the following passages and choose the correct option to answer th

1.	Read the following passages and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: Possum There are more than 60 species of possums. They have been living on earth since the age of the dinosaurs (70-80 million years); therefore, they are the world?s oldest surviving mammals/they live in United States, South and North America and Australia The word, "Possum" comes from the native American Algonquin "Apasum" that means white animal. How old are possums?
A.	60 million years
B.	70 - 80 million years
C.	90 million years
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 90 million years