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... changes ( facies ) across a shifting , ancient shoreline . Floodplain deposits of sandstone and shale ( left ) ... changes recorded by a suc- cession of strata are accompanied by biological changes recorded by the fossils in those ...
... changes ( facies ) across a shifting , ancient shoreline . Floodplain deposits of sandstone and shale ( left ) ... changes recorded by a suc- cession of strata are accompanied by biological changes recorded by the fossils in those ...
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... Changes in climate have fluctuated around a mean , reflecting changes in the position of land and sea . Progress through time in the organic world is likewise an illusion , the effect of an imperfect paleontological record . If ...
... Changes in climate have fluctuated around a mean , reflecting changes in the position of land and sea . Progress through time in the organic world is likewise an illusion , the effect of an imperfect paleontological record . If ...
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... change occurs , the accumulator acting as a cell that produces an electric current . Finally , the passage of electricity through gases gener- ally causes chemical changes , and this kind of reaction forms a separate branch of ...
... change occurs , the accumulator acting as a cell that produces an electric current . Finally , the passage of electricity through gases gener- ally causes chemical changes , and this kind of reaction forms a separate branch of ...
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