<P> This principle , which received its name from the English geologist William Smith , is of great importance in determining the relative age of rocks and strata . The fossil content of rocks together with the law of superposition helps to determine the time sequence in which sedimentary rocks were laid down . </P>
<P> This principle , which received its name from the English geologist William Smith , is of great importance in determining the relative age of rocks and strata . The fossil content of rocks together with the law of superposition helps to determine the time sequence in which sedimentary rocks were laid down . </P>
who formulated the principles of stratigraphy and faunal succession
who formulated the principles of stratigraphy and faunal succession
English geologist William Smith
English geologist William Smith