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the great oxygenation event occurred because of the evolution of:
○ dinosaurs
○ cyanobacteria
○ mammals
○ volcanoes
The Great Oxygenation Event was driven by the emergence of photosynthetic organisms that released oxygen as a byproduct. Cyanobacteria are the first known organisms capable of oxygenic photosynthesis, which led to the accumulation of oxygen in Earth's early atmosphere. Dinosaurs and mammals evolved much later, and volcanoes do not produce oxygen in the quantities needed for this event.
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B. Cyanobacteria