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Veseljchak [2.6K]
3 years ago
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Describe why index fossils are useful to geologists

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boyakko [2]3 years ago
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A useful index fossil must be distinctive or easily recognizable, abundant, and have a wide geographic distribution and a short range through time. Index fossils are the basis for defining boundaries in the geologictime scale and for the correlation of strata
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