The most striking feature of the Pleistocene Epoch was
A) the near-total absence of glaciers and ice on Earth.
B) the expansion of glaciers and ice on Earth.
C) the expansion of mountain glaciers but retreat of continental glaciers around the world.
D) the expansion of continental glaciers but retreat of mountain glaciers around the world.
B) the expansion of glaciers and ice on Earth.
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