Question

If the fossil of an organism is found in the deeper layers of earth, then we can predict that

Options

• the extinction of organism has occurred recently

• the extinction of organism has occurred thousands of years ago

• the fossil position in the layers of earth is not related to its time of extinction

• time of extinction cannot be determined

Answer 1

the extinction of organism has occurred thousands of years ago

Explanation - 

Fossils found closer to the surface are more recent than the fossils found in deeper layers.