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Question 5 • TPS EdX Biology

In rock layers, jellyfish fossils are found lower than trilobite fossils, and trilobite fossils are found lower than ammonite fossils. What can be determined from this information?

Answer
A
Jellyfish, trilobites, and ammonites lived together.
B
Ammonites existed before trilobites and jellyfish.
C
Trilobites existed before jellyfish and ammonites.
D
Jellyfish existed before trilobites and ammonites.

Explanation

In undisturbed rock layers, lower layers formed earlier than the layers above them, so their fossils are older. Jellyfish fossils are lowest, followed by trilobite fossils and then ammonite fossils. Therefore, jellyfish existed before trilobites and ammonites, making choice D correct.

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