Question 5

(Multiple Choice)

The figure shows an outcrop of sedimentary rock whose strata are labeled A-D. The figure shows an outcrop of sedimentary rock whose strata are labeled A-D.   If x indicates the location of fossils of two closely related species, then fossils of their most-recent common ancestor are most likely to occur in which stratum? A) A B) B C) C D) D If x indicates the location of fossils of two closely related species, then fossils of their most-recent common ancestor are most likely to occur in which stratum?


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

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