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Is a fossil older or younger than a another fossil in a lower rock?
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According to the geologic Law of Superposition, in undisturbed rock strata, the deepest rock layers are always the oldest. Accordingly, a fossil found in a lower layer of undisturbed rock would be the older.
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What is the value that tells you whether s fossil is younger or older?
Scientists use a method called Carbon Dating to find out the age of a fossil.
Younger fossils and not older fossils are more like?
this is an incoherent question that cannot possibly be answered
What does the fossil record reveal about new species of organisms?
They evolved over time from older species.
How are rock layers used to determine the relative ages of fossils?
The Principle of Superposition argues that rock layers towards the top are younger than those at the bottom. This was the principal technique used in the early days.Fossils have discontinuities - a group will appear, and after a time will vanish again. But very similar fossils appear around the world at the same time.This subject paleontology, has good records, and a newly found fossil can usually be identified by comparison with the paleontological record.Today of course, radiometric dating is used very widely to determine the age of both rocks themselves, and of fossils. These techniques use the half-life of radioactive elements to determine the age.
Are rock layers always younger than the faults that cut across them?
If the situation is as simple as the one you have stated, it isn't difficult. Meanwhile, many faults displace laterally, either in compression or tension so that it can appear that younger rocks overlie older ones. See the law of super-position. Compressive faults generally force younger rocks below older, but not always. See subduction zones. Then see ophiolite suites.
What is relative dating?
It determines whether a fossil is formed before or after another fossil. In other words, it's finding out if something is older or younger.
Any method of determining whether an event or object is older or younger than other events or objects?
fossil
If in the Grand Canyon walls if a fossil imprint of a leaf is lower than a shell fossil does that mean that the leaf fossil is older than the shell fossil?
The strata or rock layers of the grand canyon walls are undisturbed. As such, a layer of rock containing a fossil, that is below an overlying rock layer will be older.
What is another word for brother?
anisan older ototo younger
Do older people have a higher pulse rate than younger people?
they have a lower heart rate. younger people have a higher heart rate
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.
What is the English meaning of the Spanish word menores?
Menores means minor's.
What is the method of determining whether a fossil is older or younger than other fossils found in the many layers of sedimentary rock is called what?
relative dating
Did Hitler have older or younger siblings?
He had older and younger siblings.
The process of figuring out if an object is older or younger than another?
facebook or carbon dating =]
Is Iceland the youngest lowest or oldest country?
It is none of the above. China is older, Kubrati is lower, and montenegro is younger.
Was Confucius an older or younger sibling?
I don' know if he was older or younger
