Most of the World's Coal Was Deposited in Coal Swamps

question 38

Multiple Choice

Most of the world's coal was deposited in coal swamps during the ________.

• A) Cretaceous
• B) Ordovician
• C) Carboniferous
• D) Jurassic

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