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Why is it important that the location of fossils found in the ground is recorded?

The location in which they are found provides the age of the fossil.
The locations in which they are found provide clues to what type of animals lived in that area.
The location in which they are found can provide clues on how to reconstruct the fossil.
The location in which they are found provides clues on what time they were fossilized.

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Answer:

The fossil record helps paleontologists, archaeologists, and geologists place important events and species in the appropriate geologic era.

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It is based on the Law of Superposition which states that in undisturbed rock sequences the bottom layers are older than the top layers.

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