Question

How is age of fossil determined ?

Answer 1

Scientists combine several well-testedtechniques to find out the ages of fossils. The most important are Relative Dating, in which fossils and layers of rock are placed in order from older to younger, and Radiometric Dating, which allows the actual ages of certain types of rock to be calculated.

Answer 2

Hey there!!!

We can determine age of fossil by following methods:-

=> Carbon dating

=> Half Life

=> Radiometric dating

=> Radioactive decay

Hope it helps you