Which information is provided by absolute dating that cannot be provided by relative dating?

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Darya [45]3 years ago

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Absolute dating provides the accurate age of a fossil which relative dating cannot.

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Two methods of dating falls under the study of geology, one is absolute and the other is relative dating. Both the processes evaluate the period and age of a rock or fossil.

In the absolute process the age in number of a sample rock can be determine and relative process determines the relative age by observing the surrounding layers.

Absolute one is performed with various methods, like- radiometric dating, amino acid dating etc. and relative involves- stratigraphy, cross dating etc.

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