Question

What is the order of these layers from youngest to oldest? What principles of relative dating did you

use to determine that. If there was an index fossil in layer D, how could that fossil be used in
correlation?
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PLEASE HELP ILL MARK BRANLIST IM CURRENTLY TAKING THE TEST

Answer 1

The law of superposition states that rock strata (layers) farthest from the ground surface are the oldest (formed first) and rock strata (layers) closest to the ground surface are the youngest (formed most recently).