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What is the simplest dating method used by paleontologists?
Relative Dating, its where the paleontologists date the fossils according to the layer of soil that the fossil was found compared to other fossils that were carbon dated that were in the same soil layer.
Is fossil rocks the same as fossil fuels?
Not quite the same thing. The rocks are rocks that contain fossils of living creatures or plants inside them, while fossil fuels are oil or gas from underground, formed from fossilised vegtation that grew 1-100 million years ago.
What could you conclude if a dinosaur fossil and a bird fossil were found in the same layer of rocks?
We would conclude that the bird and the dinosaur lived around the same time.
What do scientists use to date exact age of fossils?
For relatively recent fossils, dating by carbon 14 is the most accurate method. For older fossils it is necessary to analyse the geological layer in which they are found; fossils located in an undisturbed geological layer of a certain age, are the same age as the layer in which they are found, necessarily.
What features would you look for to correlate rocks from one region to another region?
You could look for similar fossils in the rocks. If they rocks contain the same type of fossil, they must be around the same age.
Are carbon dating and radiocarbon dating the same?
Yes, carbon dating and radiocarbon dating refer to the same test, which is the analysis of the carbon 14 isotope.
What are some methods of identifying the age of fossils?
it can be matched to another fossil that can be visually identified as being from the same animal, and then can be matched up to the period the animal lived...or the second method would be to do a radio carbon dating test....but the fossil would have to be fairly old because the carbon dating can tell you how old something is within a few thousand years.
What is the chance of getting a fossil in Heart Gold?
Pretty low, go to the ruins of alph for the old amber and the helix/ dome fossil depending on which version you have. You have to use Rock smash on the rocks there to get them. Alternatively, the root/claw fossils are at the cliff cave once your national dex opens up, same method to get them as before.
When different layers of rock contain similar fossil you can infer that the rocks were formed?
Around the same period of time.
What are the two ways to date a fossil?
Radioactive isotope dating (potassium, argon) and relative dating, comparing with fossils of the same characteristics with known dates. Particularly if they are known to be 'zone fossils'
What two methods are used to determine the age of a rock?
The two methods are relative dating and radioactive dating for fossils. I think it's the same for rocks.
What is used to provide the most accurate measurement of a fossils age?
The most accurate dating of a fossil would be provided by the radiometric dating of isotopically datable rock found in association with the sedimentary rock containing the fossil. Because sedimentary rock is composed largely of pre-existing rock, the fossil could not directly be dated isotopically. However, igneous intrusions, lava flows, and tuff which is found in the same strata, can be dated in this manner.
