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OpenStudy (anonymous):
List and describe two ways that scientists can date fossils found in the earth
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
how do the two of them work
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I know carbon dating is one of the two
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Relative dating and absolute dating.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
http://www.factmonster.com/dk/science/dinosaurs/dating-fossils.html Relative dating considers the positions of the different rocks in sequence and the different types of fossils found in them. Absolute dating is done by analysing the amount of radioactive decay in the minerals of the rocks.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Carbon dating does not work on fossils. It only works for about 100,00 years ago and forwards. The use Argon isotope dating and some other methods.
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