Because of the Earliest Dates of Fossil Plants and Animals

Because of the earliest dates of fossil plants and animals, scientists agree

A) they evolved at the same time from an ancestral life form in common
B) though the dates are the same, the place on Earth for each is far away so they must have had separate ancestry
C) they differ so much in time that they must have had separate ancestry
D) to disagree, as they don't know where they came from.