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What would be the relative ages of fossils found of a fish with a jaw a jaw-less fish and a fish with leg-like fins?
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Can fossils be used to determine the relative ages of rocks layers?
fossils can be used to determine the relative age of rock layer by using the classification of fossils to find the relative ages of rocks in which fossils are found. :] hoped i helped you out.
How can fossills be used to determine the relative ages of rock layers?
fossils can be used to determine the relative age of rock layer by using the classification of fossils to find the relative ages of rocks in which fossils are found. :] hoped i helped you out.
What was the first vertebrates?
Amongst the living the most primitive vertebrate is the Hagfish.
Which type of dating uses index fossils?
Relative dating. Paleostratigraphy correlates layers of rock using index fossils found within them.
Fossils that can be used to establish relative dates are most likely to be found in?
sedimentary rocks.
What is the relative age of fossils found at the top layer of rock?
They are called index fossils, fossils of organisms that were widespread, evolving quickly, and only appeared in the geologic column for a specific length of time.
What are index fossils and how are they used to determine the absolute age of sedimentary rocks?
Index fossils can be used to help determine the relative age of rock layers. Index fossils are from species that only existed for a short time. Index fossils are found in rock layers. Trilobites and Graptolites are index fossils.
What are index fossils and how are they used to determine the absolute age of sedimentary rock?
Index fossils can be used to help determine the relative age of rock layers. Index fossils are from species that only existed for a short time. Index fossils are found in rock layers. Trilobites and Graptolites are index fossils.
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.
What are index fossil and how are they used to determined the absolute age of sedimentary rock?
Index fossils can be used to help determine the relative age of rock layers. Index fossils are from species that only existed for a short time. Index fossils are found in rock layers. Trilobites and Graptolites are index fossils.
What year was the fossils found?
The fossils were first found in 1983
Are fossils found in the desert?
Yes, fossils are found in deserts.
