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The information in the diagram BEST supports which hypothesis?

A) The fossil in layer C is preserved in igneous rock.
B) The fossil in layer C is preserved in metamorphic rock.
C) The fossil in layer C is older than the fossil in layer D.
D) The fossil organism in layer C is more complex than the fossil organism in layer D.

The information in the diagram BEST supports which hypothesis? A) The fossil in layer-example-1
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Answer:

C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The older a fossil is, the deeper into the ground it grows because over time it gets more build up over it and begins to get covered up by erosion.

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Answer:

c

Step-by-step explanation:

it is older because it was buried deeper than the fossil in layer d

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