What is the age of most of the continental crust, especially the exposed shield areas in continental interiors?
A) Precognition
B) Younger than the ocean basins because it is still high
C) Precambrian; with parts exceeding 4 billion years.
D) Paleozoic and younger

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Continental crust, particularly in the exposed shield areas, is predominantly Precambrian in age, with some parts exceeding 4 billion years, making it much older than the oceanic crust.

What Is the Age of Most of the Continental Crust