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Rock fossil layers can be used to determine the Query 1 time frame in which certain organisms lived. Scientists can also predict when Query 2 occurred since the rock layers show that a particular organism is no longer present.

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Rock fossil layers can be used to determine the geological time frame in which certain organisms lived. Scientists can also predict when extinctions occurred since the rock layers show that a particular organism is no longer present.