The onset of deposition of molasse sediments in the foreland basin indicates that
A) accumulation of sediment has pushed away the foreland basin sea.
B) the mountain chain has worn down and isostatic uplift has begun.
C) the moving continent has stalled at the subduction zone.
D) a deep foreland basin is starting to form and the sea has filled the basin.
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