The Following Questions Refer to the Figure Below, Which Shows

question 50

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the figure below, which shows an outcrop of sedimentary rock whose strata are labeled A-D.

If x indicates the location of fossils of two closely related species, then fossils of their most-recent common ancestor are most likely to occur in which stratum?

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) D

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