A Fossil Is Found in a Layer of Strata Above

question 109

Multiple Choice

A fossil is found in a layer of strata above another layer dated at 10 million years and below another layer dated at 5 million years. From this we can deduce the age of the fossil to be

• A) older than 10 million years
• B) younger than 5 million years
• C) we can tell nothing about the fossil's age from this data
• D) between 5 and 10 million years old

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