The Catskill Delta has three times more sediment than the Queenston Delta. This indicates that ____.
A) Pangaea was not fully formed when the Catskill Delta developed
B) the Acadian orogeny was more intense than the Taconic orogeny
C) the Early Paleozoic Appalachians were taller than the Late Paleozoic Appalachians
D) the Taconic orogeny was more intense than the Acadian orogeny
E) the Acadian Highlands was well protected from weathering and erosion-
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