Likely effects of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary impact include all but which of the following?
A) a stratospheric dust cloud that lasted 3-6 months
B) massive fires from the heat of the blast and from molten material
C) oxides of nitrogen formed by the compressive shock wave,forming HNO3 in the atmosphere
D) significant long-term cooling in the oceans but warming in continental areas
E) total extinction of all land animals with a body mass of more than about 10 kg
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