How are fossils formed? Describe in brief two methods of determining the age of foasils?
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when soil and dust get accumulated on dead part of animals and plants their shape get on that particular place. then because of tremendous pressure, heat and time that area get converted into FOSSIL.
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Fossils were formed million of years ago when the dead bodies of plants and animals were buried inside the soil. As the time passes it became fossil.
Age of fossils can be determined by :
(i) Carbon- dating- The number of CARBON 14 atoms are calculated which gives fossil's age.
(ii) Distance from the top layer of soil - Its distance from the earth crust can be used to determine its age as the oldest fossil will be buried at the deepest.
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