If fossil species A is consistently recovered from geological deposits beneath layers containing fossil species B, then A is considered to be older than B.This relative dating technique is based on the principle of
A) superposition.
B) paleomagnetism.
C) fluorine analysis.
D) geolayering.

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The principle of superposition states that in undisturbed sedimentary rock layers, the oldest layers are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top.

If Fossil Species a Is Consistently Recovered from Geological Deposits