Three of the Five Largest Mass Extinctions Occurred at the End

question 60

Multiple Choice

Three of the five largest mass extinctions occurred at the end of the ____.

• A) Cambrian, Devonian, and Mississippian
• B) Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian
• C) Ordovician, Devonian, and Permian
• D) Silurian, Devonian, and Permian
• E) Cambrian, Devonian, and Permian

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