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29 December, 12:38

1. Explain how a paleontologist might use absolute dating techniques to determine the age of a fossil.

2. You are digging a hole in your backyard when you see a piece of fossilized bone in the dirt. How could you prove the age of the fossil? Design a procedure for determining the relative and absolute age of the bone.

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  1. 29 December, 12:41
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    1) Relative dating is used to determine the age of a fossil by comparing it to similar rocks and fossils of known ages.

    This technique is used to determine a precise age of a fossil by using radiometric dating to measure the decay of isotopes within the fossil or the rocks associated with it.
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