Fossils and the Geologic Column

Fossils and the Geologic Column

CheckPoint: Fossils and the Geologic Column (Submit to your Individual Forum)
Review Figure 3.6 on p. 68 of the text. How do fossils help in determining the relative age of strata? Are the three different localities around the same relative age? Explain your response.
Explain the types of unconformities that can occur and identify the type that is demonstrated in Figure 3.6. Explain your reasoning for this choice.