Which of the following statements most correctly describes the sequence of event

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Which of the following statements most correctly describes the sequence of events in North America and Australia?

Which of the following statements most correctly describes the sequence of events in North America and Australia? O a) The extinction of large mammals corresponded with the end of the Pleistocene (the ice age) in both areas According to Martin, Surovell and others, and Roberts, the extinction of large mammals occurred soon after the colonization of these areas by humans, although some scholars dispute these scenarios. b) O c) Many species of large mammals, such as mammoths and horses, continued to live in these areas after the colonization by the Paleoindians and Aboriginal Australians, but became extinct with the intrusions of the Europeans in the 16th century O d) There were no large mammals when humans colonized these areas.

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Accroding to Martin, Surovell and others, and Roberts, the extinction of large mammals occured soon after the colonization of these areas by humans, although some scholars dispute these scenarios.

Because the many hypotheses for extiction are abrupt change in climate, the result of comet impact, human overkill and disease. The massive extinction coincides precisely with human arrival on the continent. Colonization of these areas by humans are the main cause of extinctions through multiple synergistic effects. These effects were likely responsible for extinctions in North America and Australia but extinctions in Europe were likely due primarily to climate change.

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