The First Person to Propose That the Relative Ages of Rocks

question 76

Multiple Choice

The first person to propose that the relative ages of rocks can be determined by examining strata was

• A) Charles Darwin.
• B) Alfred Russel Wallace.
• C) Stephen Jay Gould.
• D) Nicolaus Steno.
• E) Alfred Wegener.

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