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Who dates fossils?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Fossils can be dated within a broad range by studied amateurs, geologists, and paleontologists. Absolute dating within a narrow time range is the domain of paleontologists and some geologists, scientists with access to specific information, knowledge, and equipment.

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