If an organism's fossil was found in the Mississippian era and a different organism fossil in the Devonian era, which organism would you say roamed the Earth first, the one in the Mississippian or the one in the Devonian? How do you know? Two part question i need the answer as soon as possible its urgent!

Scientist: cross-sections of stalactites—calcite formations deposited on cave ceilings by seeping water—can reveal annual variations in rainfall in particular areas over hundreds and thousands of years. we often found that when—according to these cross-sections—drought occurred in a particular area, it coincided with the collapse of an ancient society in that area. i hypothesize that drought reduced agricultural productivity in these areas, thereby leaving these societies without the resources needed to handle internal stresses and external threats. which of the following, if true, would most weaken the support for the scientist's hypothesis? a. many droughts indicated in the cross-sections of stalactites do not correspond with the collapse of a society in that area. b. information from the cross-sections of stalactites alone cannot reveal the level of agricultural output in an area at a particular time. c. most of the societies that collapsed during droughts did so when internal power struggles coincided with military raids from neighboring societies. d. most of the societies that collapsed during droughts maintained large stockpiles of food and water at the time of their collapse. e. information from stalactites also suggests that the collapse of some societies coincided with periods of abnormally high rainfall.

James hutton is ? a. extensively studied fossils. b. revealed that fossils would provide the history of past life. c. created the first scientific classification of plants and animals. d. provided geologic evidence necessary for calculating the time span of evolution.

Which country has the largest salt flats in the world