Question

Select the observation that would illustrate Nicolas Steno's Law of Superposition.
Responses
A Fossils have been found in South Africa.Fossils have been found in South Africa.
B Fossils were found near the top of a rock formation in Utah.Fossils were found near the top of a rock formation in Utah.
C Fossilized bones have been found at the bottom of a spring in Florida.Fossilized bones have been found at the bottom of a spring in Florida.
D Fossils of one organism have been found beneath a layer of fossils of another organism in Russia.Fossils of one organism have been found beneath a layer of fossils of another organism in Russia.

Answer 1

D — It shows one set of fossils lying beneath another, illustrating that lower (underlying) layers are older than those above (Steno's Law of Superposition).