Smith and cuvier discovered that similar groups of fossils in distant rock layers could be correlated. why was this such a major

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uysha [10]

3 years ago

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Smith and cuvier discovered that similar groups of fossils in distant rock layers could be correlated. why was this such a major

breakthrough in geology

Geography

2 answers:

Alina [70] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-19T14:50:45+03:00

Below choices should accompanied by question above:

A. It disproved the principle of superposition.
 B. It proved igneous rocks held more information than sedimentary rocks.
C. Fossils could now be used to identify rock layers.
 D. Fossils were no longer needed to study the history of Earth.

I think the answer should be B.

lesantik [10] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-19T16:16:04+03:00

lesantik [10]3 years ago

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it's most likely B)I'm taking the test and I can see the answers and I'm going with B