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Serga [27]
3 years ago
7

Why are fossils important in the development of the geologic time scale?

Chemistry
1 answer:
olga55 [171]3 years ago
4 0
Fossils are fundamental to the geologic time scale. The names of most of the eons and eras end in zoic, because these time intervals are often recognized on the basis of animal life. Rocks formed during the Proterozoic Eon may have fossils of relative simple organisms, such as bacteria, algae, and wormlike animals
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