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When hiking high in mountains, fossil marine shells lie. This provides evidence that the mountaintop was once under the ocean and has been uplifted. The correct option is E.

What is hiking?

Hiking is going up in mountains and climbing higher places and terrain. Hiking is good for health, and people also go hiking for fun. As hiking is done in high altitudes, many species are present there, and it is very good for nature watching.

Here, marine fossils are present in higher places. Fossils are remaining living organism that was present before.

Therefore, the correct option is E. the mountaintop was once under the ocean and has been uplifted.

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The question is incomplete. Your most probably complete question is given below:

A. marine animals are not restricted to living in the ocean.

B. very high ocean waves brought the shells to the top of the mountain.

C. shelled marine animals live on the top of mountains.

D. someone brought the shells to the top of the mountain.

E. the mountain top was once under the ocean and has been uplifted.

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