Which of the following is not a true statement?
A) 17th century geologists found thick sequences of sedimentary rock layers containing abundant fossil organisms
B) If you were a geologist and had discovered these sedimentary rock layers with fossils but found few or no fossils in rock layers above it, you would have assumed the organisms disappeared from the Earth in a mass extinction event
C) Geologists found fossils again in higher sequence of rock layers but the organisms were much different than those found in older sedimentary rocks
D) The fossil record shows more than once that sudden, catastrophic events occurred on Earth eradicating life in a mass extinction event

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Geologists of the 17th century did not have the modern understanding of sedimentary rock layers and fossils that we have today. The systematic study of fossils and the development of paleontology as a scientific discipline occurred later, mainly in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Which of the Following Is Not a True Statement