Question

Due to a rise in global sea level, a shallow sea covered most of eastern Virginia during the Cretaceous. Virginia had drifted north from the equator and conditions no longer supported the formation of limestone. The tropical climate disappeared, replaced by more temperate conditions. In place of limy sediments, sand and silt were deposited as the sea level receded in the region we now know as the Plateau region. Under these conditions, we would expect to find more fossils of ____________ life forms in this location.

A) marine
B) primitive
C) single-celled
D) terrestrial

answer-D

Answer 1

D) terrestrial...............

Answer 2

Under the conditions stated above, we would expect to find more fossils of terrestrial life. Hence the answer is D. Deposition of slit and sand preserved terrestrial fossils and also a bit of marine fossils. Terrestrial fossils are the remains of plants and animals that used to live on land long time ago. An example is the Sequoia.