Which conclusion statement is correct?
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The fossils closest to Earth’s surface are the oldest.
The fossils closest to Earth’s surface are the oldest.
All rocks in both areas are the same age.
All rocks in both areas are the same age.
Water in both areas dried out at the same time.
Water in both areas dried out at the same time.
Both areas were covered by seawater at some time.
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The correct conclusion statement based on the sentence is:
Both areas were covered by seawater at some time.
This is because the presence of fossils from the same marine animal in two distant locations suggests that those locations were once part of a marine environment.
