The Fossil Record Demonstrates That

question 16

Multiple Choice

The fossil record demonstrates that

• A) Diversity has not changed much over the Phanerozoic
• B) Major mass extinctions occurred, one extinguishing over 95 percent of the ocean's species
• C) Diversity has steadily increased over geological time
• D) The Pleistocene glacial age caused the greatest extinction of the past 50 million years

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