Unconformities that represent a break in the geologic record of deposition are geologically significant______.
A) they represent a period of erosion in the region
B) they give an indication of sea level rise within an ocean basin
C) they cannot be mapped
D) the fossils found in the unconformities can be used to correlate global time period

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Unconformities indicate a period where deposition stopped, and erosion may have occurred, representing a gap in the geologic record.

Unconformities That Represent a Break in the Geologic Record of Deposition