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A stratigraphic layer in one location overwhelmingly represents one species, while the same species is discovered in a similar stratigraphic layer hundreds of kilometers away. What method is used to provide an estimate of age for this layer and this species?

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Biostratigrasphy.

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Biostratigraphy is the method that is used to provide an estimate of age for this layer and this species. Biostratigraphy is a branch of stratigraphy. It focuses on assigning relative ages to rocks to similar stratigraphic layers that may be located hundreds of kilometers away by using the fossils contained in the stratus.

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