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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)
What is fossils organisms that lived a short period of time called?
They are called index fossils.
What must be true for a fossil organism to be useful as a index fossil?
The absolute age of the index fossil was determine by radioactive dating or another absolute method
Fossil used to compare the relative ages of fossils?
index fossils
Which New York State index fossil may have been present in a rock layer that is missing due to the unconformity?
The trilobite is the index fossil
What is the fossil called that geologists use to determine rock ages?
Index Fossil
How paleontologists use trilobite fossil as index fossil for various geologic time period?
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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)
To compare the relative ages of fossils scientists sometimes use an easily recognized species called?
To compare the relative ages of fossils, scientists use an early recognized species called an index fossil. An index fossil must have existed for a short period time and must have covered a wide geographical range.
What is fossils organisms that lived a short period of time called?
They are called index fossils.
What must be true for a fossil organism to be useful as a index fossil?
The absolute age of the index fossil was determine by radioactive dating or another absolute method
What two things make a fossil an index fossil?
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What 3 requirements do index fossils have?
To be an index fossil, it must be widespread, commonly found (sometimes in groups) and have a short life span for which it lived. If a fossil meets all three of these requirements, it is considered an index fossil.
What is the index fossil of the Cambrian?
Trilobite
What sentence you can make with the word index?
I use index cards to study my vocabulary.
Fossil used to compare the relative ages of fossils?
index fossils
Which New York State index fossil may have been present in a rock layer that is missing due to the unconformity?
The trilobite is the index fossil
