Problemas
Which of the following extinctions was due solely to asteroid impact? Devonian Ordovician-Silurian Cretaceous Permian
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Rogelio
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'C'
Explicación
## Step 1The question asks us to identify which of the given extinctions was solely due to an asteroid impact. The options provided are Devonian, Ordovician-Silurian, Cretaceous, and Permian.## Step 2The Cretaceous extinction, also known as the K-T or K-Pg extinction, is widely accepted to have been caused by an asteroid impact. This event occurred approximately 66 million years ago and led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.## Step 3The other options, Devonian, Ordovician-Silurian, and Permian, were not caused by an asteroid impact. The Devonian extinction was due to climate change, the Ordovician-Silurian extinction was due to glaciation, and the Permian extinction was due to volcanic eruptions.