The fossil record indicates that at one time marsupials were common to both Australia and South America,but today most South American marsupials have become extinct.The most probable explanation for marsupials being common to Australia yet not very common to South America today is
A) South American placental mammals and Australian marsupials interbred, when they occupied similar ecological niches.
B) marsupials were able to flourish in South America because of its isolation from other landmasses.
C) placental mammals are less fully developed than marsupials when born, and therefore have a better chance of survival after birth.
D) South American marsupials were displaced by placental mammals when a land bridge formed between North America and South America about three million years ago.
E) marsupials can only survive in warm climates like Australia and the Amazon rainforest.
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