How Is the Merging of Continents to Form Pangaea Believed

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Multiple Choice

How is the merging of continents to form Pangaea believed to have altered Earth's environments at the end of the Paleozoic era?

• A)Shallow coastal areas were drained,leading to the extinction of many marine species.
• B)It eliminated all multicellular eukaryotes,allowing evolution to start anew.
• C)It made the climate warmer and moister for terrestrial organisms in the center of the new land mass.
• D)It prompted an immediate increase in Earth's biodiversity.

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