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If a fossil is found in a rock layer, would you assume it to be older than younger than, or the same age as the rock it is found in?

If a fossil is found in a rock layer, would you assume it to be older than younger than, or the same age as the rock it is found in?
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If a fossil is found in a rock layer, would you assume it to be older than younger than,

or the same age as the rock it is found in?

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User Andrey Solovyov
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The same age
Explanation: If there is a fossil in a rock then yes the fossil could have landed in the dirt or the dirt was on it but that is only a bit of time so it’s best to average it out and say it was the same time
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