Suppose Life Is Found on Another Planet, and You Are

question 78

Essay

Suppose life is found on another planet, and you are part of a team assigned to assess the relative ages of different assemblages of fossils: Hadley, Leverett, Northampton, Sunderland, and Ware.In location A, the Hadley assemblage is found below the Ware assemblage and above the Leverett assemblage.In location B, the Northampton assemblage is found above the Sunderland assemblage.In location C, Ware is found below Sunderland.In location D, Hadley is found below Ware.Assume that the rocks are undisturbed in all locations.Construct a diagram showing the relative positions of all five strata.

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