A Stratigraphic Layer in One Location Overwhelmingly Represents One Species

question 15

Multiple Choice

A stratigraphic layer in one location overwhelmingly represents one species, while the same species is discovered in a similar stratigraphic layer hundreds of kilometers away.What method is used to provide an estimate of age for this layer and this species?

• A)biostratigraphy
• B)dendrochronology
• C)Steno's law of superposition
• D)carbon 14 dating

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