The oldest extensive glacial deposits preserved in: Finland, North America, South Africa, and Western Australia occurred ________ years ago, which ________ took for evidence of his ________ hypothesis.
A)11,000; Lancelot du Lac; Big Tilt
B)2.3 million; Mikhail Budyko; Big Chill
C)250 million; Alfred Wegener; Continental Drift
D)2.3 billion; Paul Hoffman; Snowball Earth

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The oldest extensive glacial deposits preserved in Finland, North America, South Africa, and Western Australia occurred 2.3 billion years ago, which Paul Hoffman took as evidence of his Snowball Earth hypothesis.

The Oldest Extensive Glacial Deposits Preserved In: Finland, North America