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JThe principle of fossil succession states that different types of fossil organisms _____.
generally leave behind hard parts
occur most often in sedimentary rock
succeed one another in a definite order
are younger in the deepest layers of rock
generally leave behind hard parts
occur most often in sedimentary rock
succeed one another in a definite order
are younger in the deepest layers of rock
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The principle of fossil succession states that different types of fossil organisms **succeed one another in a definite order**. This means that specific groups of fossils appear and disappear in a predictable sequence through geological time, allowing geologists to date the layers of rock in which they are found.