Why Is the Fossil Record of Marine Life More Complete

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Multiple Choice

Why is the fossil record of marine life more complete than that of organisms living in terrestrial ecosystems?

• A)Marine habitats are places where sedimentation is more likely than erosion.
• B)Organisms that live in marine environments don't have bones or other hard body parts.
• C)Organisms that live in terrestrial habitats are evolutionarily too old to fossilize.
• D)Fossilization cannot occur without water acting to preserve body parts from decomposition.

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