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Why would the lower layers in the sedimentary rock be older than the upper layers in the same rock?

Why would the lower layers in the sedimentary rock be older than the upper layers in the same rock?
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Why would the lower layers in the sedimentary rock be older than the upper layers in the same rock?

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Because those layers have been in existence longer than the layer on top of it.
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