Preservation of Deposits Resulting from Instantaneous Events Preserved Within Sedimentary

question 18

Multiple Choice

Preservation of deposits resulting from instantaneous events preserved within sedimentary layers is the basis for correlation in

• A) event stratigraphy.
• B) biostratigraphy.
• C) isotope stratigraphy.
• D) lithostratigraphy.

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