In the Wopmay orogenic sequence of sediments, the oldest sediments are
A) quartz sandstone that grades westward into deep-water mudstones and turbidites.
B) flysch deposits, mainly turbidites, overlain by mudstones.
C) river deposits with conspicuous cross-bedding.
D) carbonate rocks that contain abundant stromatolites.
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