based on the ages of the rock layers in outcrop 1, identify an unconformity. remember that an unconformity is a break in the rock record. draw a wavy line on the figure to represent the unconformity.

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based on the ages of the rock layers in outcrop 1, identify an unconformity. remember that an unconformity is a break in the rock record. draw a wavy line on the figure to represent the unconformity.

Ginkeo PERMIAN
ORETACFOUS
Ginkgo
Period
Lepidodendron
Dimetrodon
Period
Tyrannosaurus
Calamites
PENNSYLVANNIAN
Inoceramus
Period
Lepidodendron
JURASSIC
Period
Rhodocrinites
Ichthyosaurus
MISSISSPIAN
Period
TRIASSIC
Archimedes
Period
Eurypterus
Sharks
Ceratites
DEVON(AN
Sharks
Period
Phacops
PERMIAN
Period
CAMBRIAN
Agnostus
Paleolimulus
Period
Outcrop 1
Outcrop 2
Transcribed Image Text:Ginkeo PERMIAN ORETACFOUS Ginkgo Period Lepidodendron Dimetrodon Period Tyrannosaurus Calamites PENNSYLVANNIAN Inoceramus Period Lepidodendron JURASSIC Period Rhodocrinites Ichthyosaurus MISSISSPIAN Period TRIASSIC Archimedes Period Eurypterus Sharks Ceratites DEVON(AN Sharks Period Phacops PERMIAN Period CAMBRIAN Agnostus Paleolimulus Period Outcrop 1 Outcrop 2
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