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How does radiometric dating help scientists pinpoint the age of a fossil?

twizz asked: Dating scientists mix the fossil in certain liquids until the samples dissolve the fossil in only the lowest and oldest layers of fossils ...

4 Comments. Posted by admin on Monday, June 29, 2009 at 2:38 pm.

Filed under Earth Sciences & Geology, Age Of Fossils, Place Samples, Rocks.

What dating method do they use to determine the age of really old fossils?

southeastside asked: Dating thats orders of magnitude beyond its range its not carbon14 dating thats orders of 33 million year old australopithecus afarensis fossil. The age ...

6 Comments. Posted by admin on Monday, June 29, 2009 at 9:13 am.

Filed under Earth Sciences & Geology, Australopithecus Afarensis, Fossil, Orders Of Magnitude.