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An Index Fossil Is

Question 48

Question 48

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An index fossil is


A) a fossil found in a particular site.
B) the ideal specimen of that species to which all later descriptions must refer.
C) a fossil used to categorize a stratigraphic layer.
D) the type specimen of a species.

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