A Fossil Is Found in a Layer of Strata Below

question 12

Multiple Choice

A fossil is found in a layer of strata below one layer dated at 8 million years. From this we can deduce the age of the fossil to be

• A) between 7 and 8 million years old
• B) we can tell nothing about the fossil's age from this data
• C) older than 8 million years
• D) younger than 7 million years

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