An Index Fossil Is

question 48

Multiple Choice

An index fossil is

• A) a fossil found in a particular site.
• B) the ideal specimen of that species to which all later descriptions must refer.
• C) a fossil used to categorize a stratigraphic layer.
• D) the type specimen of a species.

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