A Sudden Mid-Oligocene Decline of Global Sea Level Resulted from

question 1

Multiple Choice

A sudden mid-Oligocene decline of global sea level resulted from

• A) substantial expansion of the Antarctic glacial ice cap.
• B) establishment of the circum-polar current.
• C) an oxygen isotope shift in the skeletons of planktonic foraminifera.
• D) a large meteorite impact on the eastern coast of the United States.

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