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Two outcrops separated by a distance of 32 km are exposed in a region. The fossils occurring in the region are listed in the following table:
Fossil |
Age Range |
A |
Early Triassic through Cretaceous |
B |
Jurassic through Miocene |
C |
Late Jurassic through Cretaceous |
D |
Oligocene through Pliocene |
E |
Pliocene through Pleistocene |
Outcrop 1 has a shale layer that contains fossil A overlain by a limestone with fossils B and C. Outcrop 2 has a shale layer that contains fossil C overlain by a red sandstone with fossils D and E. Which layers can be correlated between outcrops and what is the age of the layers?
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