Fossils found closer to the earth's surface are generally:
AMuch older
BWell fused
CFully melted
DMore recent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. More recent
1. Fossils are the preserved traces of living organisms.
2. Those found closer to the surface are more recent than those in deeper layers.
3. The other way of dating fossils is by the ratios of different isotopes.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Science, Ch 9 'Heredity and Evolution'_
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