What Is an Index Fossil

question 17

Multiple Choice

What is an index fossil?

• A)a fossil found in a particular site
• B)the ideal specimen of that species that all later descriptions must refer to
• C)a marker used to determine the age of a geological layer
• D)the type specimen of a species

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