The scientific evidence that best supports the theory that Earth's history includes mass extinctions is the presence and then absence of fossils in rock layers. This evidence indicates that certain species were once present on Earth and then disappeared, which is a key characteristic of mass extinction events.
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Which scientific evidence best supports the theory that Earth’s history includes mass extinctions?(1 point)
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the similarities in composition of rock layers
the similarities in composition of rock layers
the presence and then absence of fossils in rock layers
the presence and then absence of fossils in rock layers
the number of species that are fossilized
the number of species that are fossilized
the fossils that are discovered in upper layers of rock
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