The cretaceous-paleogene was a mass extinction event in which nearly every single large, land-dwelling dinosaur went extinct. WHich of the following did not result from this extinction event?

. Diverse species of animals began to evolve

. Meteorites struck the region that Mexico now occupies

. Clouds of dust and gas billowed into Earths atmosphere

. Ecological niches were empty but with the potential to be filled

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Lola Williams

29 October, 13:41

The cretaceous-paleogene was a mass extinction event in which nearly every single large, land-dwelling dinosaur went extinct. WHich of the following did not result from this extinction event?

. Diverse species of animals began to evolve

. Meteorites struck the region that Mexico now occupies

. Clouds of dust and gas billowed into Earths atmosphere

. Ecological niches were empty but with the potential to be filled

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Tony Hanson · Answer 1

The appropriate answer is a. diverse species of animals began to evolve. This famous extinction event occurred at the end of the Cretaceous and is widely thought to Herald the extinction of the dinosaurs. The asteroid that hit landed just of the Yucatan Peninsula off the coast of Mexico. The extinction of the dinosaurs paved the way for mammals as ecological niches were now left empty. The asteroid flung tons of gas and dust into the atmosphere and this blocked the sun and cooled the earth. The lack of sunlight affected plants which from the basis of all food chains.