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Which statement describes the relative age of a fossil that has formed inside a layer of rock?(1 point)
Responses

The fossil is older than the layer of rock right below it.
The fossil is older than the layer of rock right below it.

The fossil is younger than the layer of rock right above it.
The fossil is younger than the layer of rock right above it.

The fossil is younger than the layer of rock it was formed in.
The fossil is younger than the layer of rock it was formed in.

The fossil is older than the layer of rock it was formed in.
The fossil is older than the layer of rock it was formed in.

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The fossil is older than the layer of rock it was formed in.

Explanation: the organism existed and was buried before the surrounding sediment lithified into rock, so the fossil (an inclusion) is older than the rock that contains it.