Which of the following sedimentary environments is most likely to destroy bone and thus contain few if any fossils?
A) a limestone cave filling rapidly with sediment in a semi-arid region
B) acidic sediment with plenty of groundwater
C) slowly accumulating sediment so bones remain on the surface for a long time
D) rapidly deposited neutral (not acidic or basic) sediment such as in a rift valley
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