Evidence for Episodes of Continental Glaciations in the Rock Record

question 44

Multiple Choice

Evidence for episodes of continental glaciations in the rock record have occurred in the

• A)Proterozoic eon.
• B)Ordovician period.
• C)Permian-Pennsylvanian periods.
• D)Carboniferous period.

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