Explain why it is important to examine multiple rock formations when constructing the fossil record. Why is it crucial to see the big picture?

Once the fossils are freed from the rock, they can be studied and interpreted. In addition, the rock itself provides much useful information about the environment in which it and the fossils were formed. Fossils can be used to recognize rocks of the same or different ages. The fossil record helps paleontologists, archaeologists, and geologists place important events and species in the appropriate geologic era. It is based on the Law of Superposition which states that in undisturbed rock sequences the bottom layers are older than the top layers.

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