Toward the End of the Archean Eon,________

question 14

Multiple Choice

Toward the end of the Archean Eon,________.

• A)the first abundant shelly organisms appeared in the fossil record
• B)Earth's interior was so hot that a solid outer crust,if present,was likely being extensively remelted
• C)stable continental interiors,termed cratons,first formed
• D)the dinosaurs appeared and came to dominate large-scale terrestrial life

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