If a fault cuts an entire package of horizontal sedimentary layers, what must be

Question

If a fault cuts an entire package of horizontal sedimentary layers, what must be true? Select one: The fault formed after the deposition of the uppermost layer. The fault formed prior to the deposition of the lowermost layer. The fault pre-dates the entire package of rocks. The fault formed sometime during the deposition of these rocks. Refer to Figure 17.4 in your labs or on page 432 of the lab manual. If a rock contains fossils of both Chonetes and Mucrospirifer, what is the best estimate of its age? {Period on the geological time scale). Select one: Devonian Silurian Cambrian Permian

Explanation / Answer

Answer 3) a. The fault formed after the deposition of the uppermost layer

Answer 4) a.Denovian

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse I
• Subjects

---

---

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.