The mass extinction at the end of the Ordovician period was probably caused by
A) the collision of Earth with a large meteorite.
B) massive volcanic eruptions.
C) massive glaciation on the southern continents and associated climatic changes.
D) the uniting of all continents to form Pangaea.
E) changes in Earth's orbit.
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