An Hypothesis About the Sudden End of the Younger Dryas

question 23

Multiple Choice

An hypothesis about the sudden end of the Younger Dryas interval says that a comet struck Earth or exploded in the atmosphere about 12,800 years ago, triggering a series of events that included all the following EXCEPT

• A) the collapse of the Clovis culture.
• B) a global warming event that lasted several centuries.
• C) possible significant reduction in human populations in many areas.
• D) possible extinction of the large mammal populations in many areas.

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Femur

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The thigh bone, which is the longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the human body, connecting the hip to the knee.