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English term or phrase:
The progression in these rock layers in this manner from simple organisms to more complex is obvious and clear.
English answer:
These rock layers contain both older and newer fossils.
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Rock layers .... organisms
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I'm really wondering about the following sentence. Does it make sense? Is it logical/rational to say that rock layers are organisms?
Context:
The progression in these rock layers in this manner from simple organisms to more complex is obvious and clear, there’s no denying it. It clearly points to the evolution of organisms.
Context:
The progression in these rock layers in this manner from simple organisms to more complex is obvious and clear, there’s no denying it. It clearly points to the evolution of organisms.
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Rock layers contain both older and newer fossils
The sentence means the rock layers have various fossils from simple animals or plants (organisms) to more complex ones from layer to layer.
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philgoddard
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Yvonne Gallagher
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M.A.B.
: Yes. But in fact, some rocks are also created from organism themselves: coal, limestone...
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You're right but this text apparently shows the evolution.
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Deeper rock layers have fossils of simple organisms, shallow layers have more complex ones.
The deeper rock layers have fossils of simple organisms, the more shallow layers have fossils of more complex organisms. That is why the author said there was a progression (from deep to shallow and from simple to more complex), assuming a volcano keeps adding lava (rocks) layer by layer to the site.
Discussion
The basic sentence is perfectly clear, and it still is when you re-insert the qualifiers.
You are right that rock layers are not organisms. Within the rock layers is a progression of organisms, and that is slightly different.
It's not "the rock layers" that are progressing from simple to complex,
it's "the organisms whose fossils are found in these rock layers" that are progressing from simple to complex.