Multiple Choice
The earliest mass extinction event identified in the geologic record occurred about 446 million years ago at the end of the Ordovician Period.Which of the following situations/events coincided with this mass extinction?
A) continental glaciation
B) large scale volcanism
C) meteorite impact
D) extreme greenhouse conditions
E) major continental collisions
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