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This is called an index fossil.
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What is a fossil used to date surrounding rock layers called?
Index fossils.
How are sedimentary layers used to date fossils?
Stratigraphic layers can be used to determine the age of a fossil in a simple manner. The layers towards the top of an outcrop are younger (Law of Superposition and Law of Original Horizontality) and the layers near the bottom are older. If a fossil is found in a lower layer then that fossil is older than any fossils found in the higher up layers.
If the relative age of a fossil is known what else is known?
The age of rock surrounding the fossil.
Intrusions of the igneous rock are younger or older than the rock layers beneath and surrounding them?
they are younger and extrusions are older. they are younger because the surrounding rock layers had to have been there first in order for it to appear. :)
Which igneous feature is formed when magma is forced into layers parallel to the surrounding rock layers?
A sill.
What is a fossil used to date surrounding rock layers called?
Index fossils.
A fossil that is found in the rock layers of only one geologic age and that is used to establish the age of the rock layers?
An index fossil.
What kind of rock layers did index fossil date?
index fossils are used to date the rock layers they are found incc
How are sedimentary layers used to date fossils?
Stratigraphic layers can be used to determine the age of a fossil in a simple manner. The layers towards the top of an outcrop are younger (Law of Superposition and Law of Original Horizontality) and the layers near the bottom are older. If a fossil is found in a lower layer then that fossil is older than any fossils found in the higher up layers.
If the relative age of a fossil is known what else is known?
The age of rock surrounding the fossil.
Intrusions of the igneous rock are younger or older than the rock layers beneath and surrounding them?
they are younger and extrusions are older. they are younger because the surrounding rock layers had to have been there first in order for it to appear. :)
A sheet of igneous rock that protrude into the surrounding layers of rock?
It is called a dike.
A sheet of igneous rock that protrudes into the surrounding layers of rock?
It is called a dike.
Why it is hard to find fossil records in layers of rock.?
because it hiding in the records of the rock
What is the chronological collection of life's remains found in layers of rock?
The answer is the fossil record :D
Which igneous feature is formed when magma is forced into layers parallel to the surrounding rock layers?
A sill.
In the grand canyon the oldest fossil's are found?
in the lowest layers of rock
