The Michigan Basin is pictured in the images (yellow and green are the youngest layers). What may be said of this basin?
A. May have formed during an episode of continental rifting.
B. Layers are thicker in the center of the basin, indicating the basin was subsiding during deposition.
C. Rock layers form a bulls-eye pattern with the youngest rocks in the center, indicating the presence of the basin.
D. All of these may be said of the Michigan Basin.
Answer: D
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