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Which layer contains an index fossil? How do you know

Which layer contains an index fossil? How do you know-example-1

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location 3 because they live through only short periods of times
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layer C because an index fossils are fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during only one short time period.. an index fossil is most likely going to be shells or trilobites so the best layer is C