The End of the Last Snowball Earth Phase Roughly Coincides

question 116

Multiple Choice

The end of the last snowball Earth phase roughly coincides with

• A) the beginning of the Cambrian period which produced an explosion in diversity of life
• B) the appearance of modern hominids
• C) migration of life from the oceans onto land
• D) the appearance of the dinosaurs

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