The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

The most likely conclusion on the fossils and their age is that Fossil D is older than Fossil C.
Fossils that are older than others will often be at the bottom of a rock layer because they would have been fossilized before the others.
Fossil D is therefore older than fossil C is because it is at the lowest level and was fossilized before fossil C.
In conclusion, option D is correct.
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