In the figure below from the Old Red Sandstone,the anticline will have the oldest rocks in the middle.

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This is correct according to the principle of superposition, which states that in a sequence of undisturbed layers, the oldest rocks will be at the bottom and the youngest at the top. As the anticline folds the rocks, the oldest rocks that were originally at the bottom will be located in the middle of the fold, while the younger rocks will be on the outer edges.

In the Figure Below from the Old Red Sandstone,the Anticline