If fossils of an organism are found in the deeper layers of the Earth,what can we predict about its extinction?

  • A
    The organism became extinct recently.
  • B
    The organism became extinct thousands of years ago.
  • C
    The position of the fossil in the Earth's layers has no relation to the time of extinction.
  • D
    The time of extinction cannot be determined.

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