A Layer of Stratigraphy in One Location Overwhelmingly Represents One

question 41

Multiple Choice

A layer of stratigraphy in one location overwhelmingly represents one species, while the same species is discovered in a similar stratigraphic layer fifty miles 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

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