What Caused the Site of the Catskill Delta in New

question 10

Multiple Choice

What caused the site of the Catskill Delta in New York to become a basin?

• A) rifting of the continent during the breakup of Pangaea
• B) formation of a passive margin
• C) a foreland basin formed by the weight of thrust sheets
• D) down flexing of an oceanic plate during the start of subduction

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