Why Did James Hutton Deduce That There Must Have Been

question 47

Multiple Choice

Why did James Hutton deduce that there must have been a long time before human history began?

• A) He found no physical remains of humans in his geologic investigations.
• B) No human had seen the full process of sediment deposition to mountain formation.
• C) He found no signs of humans in the ancient rock record.
• D) No human had observed continents in different locations.

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