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statuscvo [17]
3 years ago
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How are fossils used to date organisms?

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1 answer:
kondor19780726 [428]3 years ago
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Absolute dating is used to determine a precise age of a rock or fossil through radiometric dating methods. This uses radioactive minerals that occur in rocks andfossils almost like a geological clock. It's often much easier to date volcanic rocks than the fossils themselves or the sedimentary rocks they are found in.
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