Which of the following statements regarding the currently available fossil record is false?

A) The currently available fossil record shows that the earliest fossils of life are about 3.5 billion years old.
B) The currently available fossil record shows that younger strata were laid down on top of older strata.
C) The currently available fossil record documents gradual evolutionary changes that link one group of organisms to another.
D) The currently available fossil record shows that the first life-forms were eukaryotes.


Answer: D

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