Which statement is most likely correct about two rocks belonging to the same age, one containing fossils of an amphibian and the other containing fossils of mosses?

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14 January, 04:04

Which statement is most likely correct about two rocks belonging to the same age, one containing fossils of an amphibian and the other containing fossils of mosses?

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Which statement is most likely correct about two rocks belonging to the same age, one containing fossils of an amphibian and the other containing fossils of mosses?

A. They were exposed to agents of erosion like wind.

B. The amphibian and mosses belonged to the same age.

C. They contain the oldest fossil in the topmost layer of the rock.

D. The rocks are of different types because they have different fossils.

Answer:

B. The amphibian and mosses belonged to the same age.

Explanation:

Due to the fact that both rocks belonging to the same age, and one contains fossils of mosses while the other contains fossils of amphibian, the most probable correlation is that both the amphibian and mosses existed at the same time.

For example, Sedimentary rocks are known to contain fossils in them, which makes it very easier to know the age of fossils through Radiometric Dating using radioactive carbon C¹⁴.