Which of the Following Circumstances Is Most Likely to Preserve

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following circumstances is most likely to preserve a fossil?

• A) Leaves from an ancient oak tree fall to the ground in a forest.
• B) A mammoth dies of starvation in the middle of a vast dry plain.
• C) An oyster bed is buried by a submarine landslide.
• D) Bacteria living in the ocean die near the shoreline and sink to the bottom.

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