William Smith Is Noted For

question 93

Multiple Choice

William Smith is noted for:

• A)being the first geologist to recognize what a fossil was
• B)developing the concept of uniformitarianism
• C)finding the earliest known stone tools of human manufacture
• D)studying the strata of the earth and creating the first geologic map of England

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