Port Hueneme (pronounced Wy-nee'mee) is a seaside community in Ventura County, California. Port Hueneme is located 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 40 miles south of Santa Barbara. Today's Port Hueneme is located halfway between two larger Chumash settlements, today's Malibu and Ventura. The first post office in the community was in Wynema.
  Scientists study layers of rocks to learn about the earth and how it has changed. They know that if layers are undisturbed, the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the yo â¦ ungest rocks are on top.They know how old each layer is in relation to the other layers.+ 12 others found this useful. Scientists study layers of rocks to learn about the earth and how it has changed. They know that if layers are undisturbed, the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the yo â¦ ungest rocks are on top. They know how old each layer is in relation to the other layers. + 12 others found this useful.
Consequently, palaeontologists rely on stratigraphy to date fossils. Stratigraphy is the science of deciphering the layer-cake that is the sedimentary record. Rocks normally form relatively horizontal layers, with each layer younger than the one underneath it.If a fossil is found between two layers whose ages are known, the fossil's age is claimed to lie between the two known ages.onsequently, palaeontologists rely on stratigraphy to date fossils. Stratigraphy is the science of deciphering the layer-cake that is the sedimentary record. Rocks normally form relatively horizontal layers, with each layer younger than the one underneath it.