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A scientist claims to have found a fossil that is more than 6 billion years old. Why is the scientists claim false?

A. Fossils disentegrate after 10,000 years.
B. Earth had not yet formed 6 billion years ago.
C. The hot magma covering early earth would have destroyed fossils.
D. Life did not emerge on earth until 5 billion years ago.

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C. The hot magma covering early earth would have destroyed fossils

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