In a sequence of rock layers we find trilobite and dinosaur fossils.The dinosaur fossils are at the bottom of the rock sequence and the trilobites are at the top.This sequence tells us that
A) dinosaurs are older than trilobites.
B) the beds are overturned.
C) trilobites survived the age of the dinosaurs.
D) the beds are folded.
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