A geologist finds some tilted sedimentary rock layers.Which conclusion can the geologist draw by looking at the rock layers?

The principle of original horizontality says that sedimentary layers are generally deposited in horizontal or nearly horizontal layers. If they are tilted now, the tilting happened after deposition. The layers’ absolute age cannot be determined from their tilt alone, and tilt does not mean the youngest layer was originally on the bottom.

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