Which conclusion statement is correct?
(1 point)
A. All rocks in both areas are the same age.
B. Water in both areas dried out at the same time.
C. Both areas were covered by seawater at some time.
D. The fossils closest to Earth’s surface are the oldest.
1 answer
The correct conclusion statement is:
C. Both areas were covered by seawater at some time.
This conclusion can be drawn because finding fossils of the same marine animal in two distant locations indicates that both areas were once part of a marine environment where that animal lived.
