According to the principle of faunal succession, what must be true of the fossils on a layer below?

younger than the fossils above

older than the fossils in the layer above

the same age as the fossils in the layers above

identical to the fossils in the layers above

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Ariana Walters · Answer 1

The answer is B, according to the law of superposition, the layers on the bottom were formed first.

According to the principle of faunal succession, what must be true of the fossils on a layer below?younger than the fossils aboveolder than the fossils in the layer abovethe same age as the fossils in the layers aboveidentical to the fossils in the layers above