Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true, concerning sedimentary strata separated by a disconformity?
A) The younger strata were tilted after the older strata were.
B) All strata exhibit parallel bedding or stratification, but there is a hiatus (missing record) .
C) The older strata were tilted when the younger strata were deposited.
D) All of the older strata were eroded away before the younger strata were tilted.
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