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the top layer of sedimentary rock isn't as old as the layers beneath it.
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"The fossils found in this rock layer are older than the fossils found in the layer above it."
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"The granite intrusion is younger than the surrounding sedimentary rocks."
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"The volcanic ash layer is slightly older than the layer of soil above it."
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"The erosion pattern on the hillside indicates that the granite rocks are older than the layers of sediment deposited on top of them."
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"The cross-cutting relationship between the fault and the layers of rock indicate that the fault is younger than the rock layers it cuts through."
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The geologic age of fossil organisms, rock, or geologic features or events defined relative of each other.
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What does relative age indicates?
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