Lyell's incorrect conjecture about glacial erratics involved?
Icebergs
Giant Waves
Earthquakes
Meteor Strikes
Answer
Icebergs was Lyell's incorrect conjecture about glacial erratics. He proposed that erratics found far from their source had been transported and deposited by icebergs during a period of widespread glaciation. This theory was eventually disproven by the work of other geologists, such as Louis Agassiz, who showed that glaciers were the primary agent of erratic transport.
Unearthing Charles Lyell: A Geological Journey Through Time
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