Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements regarding the geologic column is FALSE?
A) The geologic column will never be complete because there will always be information that has been lost due to erosion.
B) The geologic column will never be complete because new formations and fossils are found almost daily that shift the time boundaries.
C) The geologic column can be seen in its entirety in Ethiopia,where the earliest hominid fossils are found.
D) By adding numerical ages to the geologic column,geologists continuously change the geologic time scale.
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