Conceptual Integrated Science
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780135197394
Author: Hewitt, Paul G., LYONS, Suzanne, (science Teacher), Suchocki, John, Yeh, Jennifer (jennifer Jean)
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 22, Problem 42TE
You are hiking in the Grand Canyon—a beautiful example
of Earth’s continental crust. In one of the rock walls, you
see the fossilized remains of a fish. How is this possible?
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