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How did the fossil organisms Darwin saw lead him to think earth must be much older?
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How do you estimate the age of the Earth using fossil record?
Cannot be done as the Earth is much older than the oldest fossils.
What fossil used to compare the relative ages of fossils?
An index fossil. An index fossil's age is known, allowing scientists to know the relative age of other fossils based on their position relative to the index fossil. (Ex. If a fossil is deeper in the earth, it is older than the index fossil)
How fossil tell the age of earth?
Fossils can only provide an estimation of the age of the formation surrounding it. One scientific method of dating a fossil involves analysing the isotopes surrounding it. Another method involves looking at the layers of rock in which it is embedded.
What is called when organisms are trapped in sedimentary rock?
when an organism is trapped in sedimentary rock, it will die and the organism will slowly decay, but it won't decay altogether and you get a fossil. the older the fossil is the lower down it will be in a sedimentary layer. that's called superposition...
What principle is a geologist applying when deciding that a fossil in a mud layer is older than a fossil in a sandstone layer above it?
Which principle is a geologist applying when deciding that a fossil in a mud layer is older than a fossil in a sandstone layer above it.
How did the study of organisms on islands help support Darwin's ideas?
It Gave evidence and the fossil organisms on the bottom or older layers were more primitive than those in upper or newer layers.
What evidence did Darwin observe that led him to believe that Earth was older than 6000 years?
Darwin found fossils that were similar but not the same as living species.Living species might have some relationship to the fossil form. In order for such changes to occur, Darwin figured that earth must be much older than 6000 years.
What does the fossil record reveal about new species of organisms?
They evolved over time from older species.
What is sedimentary rock in which the older rocksunless disruptedare on the bottom?
The type of sedimentary rock in which the older rocks, unless disrupted, are on the bottom is called a fossil-rich limestone. This rock contains fossil remains of prehistoric organisms.
How do you estimate the age of the Earth using fossil record?
Cannot be done as the Earth is much older than the oldest fossils.
What is the relationship between the age of fossil and what level it is found in the earth?
In general ; the deeper its found the older it is.
You find fossil A at 35 feet and fossil B at 135 feet Which one is older?
fossil b is older new rocks get pushed to the top and older rocks go down
What fossil used to compare the relative ages of fossils?
An index fossil. An index fossil's age is known, allowing scientists to know the relative age of other fossils based on their position relative to the index fossil. (Ex. If a fossil is deeper in the earth, it is older than the index fossil)
How fossil tell the age of earth?
Fossils can only provide an estimation of the age of the formation surrounding it. One scientific method of dating a fossil involves analysing the isotopes surrounding it. Another method involves looking at the layers of rock in which it is embedded.
What is called when organisms are trapped in sedimentary rock?
when an organism is trapped in sedimentary rock, it will die and the organism will slowly decay, but it won't decay altogether and you get a fossil. the older the fossil is the lower down it will be in a sedimentary layer. that's called superposition...
What principle is a geologist applying when deciding that a fossil in a mud layer is older than a fossil in a sandstone layer above it?
Which principle is a geologist applying when deciding that a fossil in a mud layer is older than a fossil in a sandstone layer above it.
Is a 1490 Spanish gold coin a fossil?
No. A fossil would have been alive and much older, so a coin is not a fossil.
