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1 December, 03:26

Explain why both absolute dating and relative dating are used to determine the age of fossils

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  1. 1 December, 03:41
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    Relative dating is used to determine a fossils approximate age by comparing it to similar rocks and fossils of known ages. Absolute dating is used to determine a precise age of a fossil by using radiometric dating to measure the decay of isotopes, either within the fossil or more often the rocks associated with it.
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