Question

The following table shows data about the types of fossils found in certain sedimentary rock layers from the surface down to the lowest rock layer (Rock Layer E): Rock Layer Fossils Found Surface None A A1, A2, B2, B3 B B1, B2, B3 C C1, C2, D2, E2, E3 D D1, D2, E2, E3 E E1, E2, E3 Based on this fossil record data, between which two rock layers does there appear to have been a mass extinction event? (1 point) Responses C and D C and D A and B A and B B and C B and C D and E D and E Skip to navigation

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Based on the fossil record data provided, there appears to have been a mass extinction event between rock layers C and D. This is because there is a clear difference in the types of fossils found in these two rock layers, with many species disappearing in rock layer D that were present in rock layer C.