Thread:TheSquidychicken/@comment-31308946-20170525193032/@comment-32211498-20170701112943

First of all, I apologize for not answering the question. I must not have seen this question asked specifically or thought I answered it. Let me start with how fossils are made:

Fossils are made as an imprint or mineralization of a dead organism. This does not occur on a regular basis because most organisms decompose before they are able to have this process occur. The flood helps explain how many organisms were able to be buried fast enough for fossils to actally form. There are other natural disasters where fossilization has occured, however it is uncommon that fossils are formed outside of rapid burial.

Here is some info that you may look through to see some of the explanation for the apparent statification of fossils.

http://creation.com/the-fossil-record

Basically I am too lazy/busy to type out all that article says or to find more sources. However, keep in mind that stratification is a generalization and not a fast rule. Fossils are found outside of evolutionarily predicted strata all the time. Groupings of animals make sense because of herding the speed at which animals move etc. Microorganisms do not move as quickly as amphibians or mammals. It would make sense that herds of animals fleeing rising waters would be able to escape to higher ground at differing speeds based on their mobility.

I'll admit that my answer is not super thorough and I apologize. If you want me to expound on more specifics I will do my best to get on when I get the chance.