The Principle of _____ states that in an undeformed sequence of sedimentary rocks, each bed is older than the one above and younger than the bed below.

A) Sequence Stratigraphy
B) Vertical Continuity
C) Original Horizontality
D) Superposition


Answer: D) Superposition

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