Which of the following examples provide correct stratigraphic record to document global climate change?

a. A bed of coal represents deposits of a warm climate
b. A bed of till represents deposits of a glacial climate
c. Breccia represents a warm climate where the rapid flow carries the sand for a long distance
d. All of the above
e. Both a and b


Ans: e. Both a and b

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