6. a scientist conducts a geological survey of an area and discovers fossils of tropites in the sediment…

6. a scientist conducts a geological survey of an area and discovers fossils of tropites in the sediment. based on the evidence, approximately how long ago did the tropites live? choose the correct answer. millions of years ago inoceramus scaphites 145 perisphinctes nerinea 201 monotis tropites 252 parafusulina leptodus 299 dictyoclostus 323 cactocrinus prolecanites 359 mucrospirifer palmatolepus 419 hexamoceras crystiphyllum 443 tetragraptus bathyurus 485 paradoxides billingsella 541 145 million years ago 180 million years ago 240 million years ago 541 million years ago
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Locate Tropites in the chart
Find Tropites in the sediment - fossil chart.
Step2: Determine the time
The time next to Tropites is 252 million years ago. Since 240 million years ago is the closest option to 252 million years ago among the given choices.
Answer:
240 million years ago