The ____ states that sediment extends laterally in all directions until it thins and pinches out, or terminates, against the edge of the depositional basin.
A) principle of original horizontality
B) principle of superposition
C) principle of lateral continuity
D) principle of cross-cutting relationships
E) principle of uniformitarianism

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The principle of lateral continuity states that sediment extends laterally in all directions until it thins and pinches out, or terminates, against the edge of the depositional basin.

The ____ States That Sediment Extends Laterally in All Directions