Chalk Rock Containing Fossils of Algae and Tropical Sea Creatures

question 47

Multiple Choice

Chalk rock containing fossils of algae and tropical sea creatures is found in southern England and other locations in Europe.What does this tell us about the past environment of that region of the world?

• A) that rivers once cut through a landscape that is now a shallow ocean
• B) that fossils in Europe poorly represent the environmental conditions where they are deposited
• C) that what is now dry land was once covered by a warm,shallow sea
• D) that much of Western Europe was once a vast desert

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