If Fossil Species a Is Consistently Recovered from Geological Deposits

question 13

Multiple Choice

If fossil species A is consistently recovered from geological deposits beneath layers containing fossil species B, then A is considered older than B.This relative dating technique is based on the principle of:

• A)superposition.
• B)paleomagnetism.
• C)fluorine analysis.
• D)geolayering.

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