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What lines of evidence support the hypothesized cause of the K-Pg mass extinction? Select all that apply.

a.

shocked quartz found near the event location

b.

tektites and microspherules found in the K-Pg boundary layer

c.

None of the other answers fit.

d.

evidence of glacial activity dated at 66 million years ago

e.

the large Chicxulub crater located on the Yucatán peninsula dated at 66 million years old

f.

significantly increased iridium concentration in the K-Pg boundary layer



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a. Shocked quartz found near the event location:

This is incorrect. Shocking quartz may indicate a high-energy impact, but it does not indicate the K-Pg mass extinction. Shocked quartz in impact craters worldwide does not prove the K-Pg mass extinction's cause.
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