Multiple Choice
Which principle states that fossil assemblages succeed one another through time in a regular and predictable order?
A) principle of cross-cutting relationships
B) principle of inclusions
C) principle of fossil succession
D) principle of uniformitarianism
E) principle of superposition
Correct Answer:
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