Why are Mesozoic and Cenozoic paleogeographic reconstructions more accurate than reconstructions for earlier time
intervals?
a. Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks are better preserved on ocean floor
b. Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks have not been destroyed by subduction
c. Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks were deposited underwater.
d. Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks have not experienced erosion.
e. Very few tectonic events have occurred since Mesozoic and Cenozoic time
b
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