Continuous sedimentation results in no prolonged gaps in time between rock strata and no loss of the evidence of biological evolution. This type of bedding surface is called a conformity and can be used to determine occurrence of major events or tectonic movements during the sedimentation process.
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(2020). Conformity. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_387
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