Question

A geologist is studying layers of rock. He finds a fossil with an imprint of a shelled animal. According to the law of faunal and floral succession, what kind of fossil would he most likely find next, in the layer of rock above it? Look back to the Fossil Succession Chart for help.

a fossil of amphibians
a fossil of reptiles
a fossil of fishes
a fossil of humans

Answer 1

A fossil of fishes

Step-by-step explanation:

Right after fossils of shells, fossil of fishes appear, according to a Fossil Succession Chart.