EBK PHYSICAL SCIENCE
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Author: Tillery
Publisher: MCG COURSE
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Chapter 21, Problem 8PEB
A cliff has the following sequence exposed:
Event in Sequence |
Description |
A |
Normal fault that cuts across C and E |
B |
Unconformity that cuts C and D |
C |
Folded sedimentary rocks. Pennsylvanian ferns in the uppermost layer |
D |
Reverse fault that cuts across C |
E |
Flat sedimentary' rocks with Jurassic dinosaur footprints over B |
Arrange the events in the correct order from oldest to youngest, and determine the oldest possible geologic time scale age for the normal fault.
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