A Fossil Is Found in a Layer of Strata Above

question 34

Multiple Choice

A fossil is found in a layer of strata above one layer dated at 2 million years. From this we can deduce the age of the fossil to be

• A) we can tell nothing about the fossil's age from this data
• B) younger than 2 million years
• C) between 2 and 3 million years old
• D) older than 3 million years

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