The K-T Event Is

question 62

Multiple Choice

The K-T Event is:

• A) a catastrophic event that quickly cooled the Earth's climate resulting in the extinction of the dinosaurs.
• B) a layer of iron and nickel deposits in shallow water off the Caribbean coast of Mexico.
• C) associated with a time period in which amphibians evolved and colonized land.
• D) the period during which tree ferns and large flowering plants dominated the landscape.
• E) the start of a long period of global warming during which animals increased their terrestrial distribution to include all land masses.

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