state two methods of determining the age of fossils
Answers
Answered by
7
The two methods for determining the age of fossils are as follows-
1) RELATIVE METHOD - The old fossils are buried deep inside the earth while the newer quite above within the earth. Thereby the method by which the age of the fossils are determined by their relative depths is known as RELATIVE METHOD.
2) CARBON DATING - Living organisms have an isotope of carbon C-14. After the excavation of fossils the quantity of carbon 14 isotope is calculated which determines the afe of the fossil. This method is known as CARBON DATING...
HOPE THIS HELPS YOU
1) RELATIVE METHOD - The old fossils are buried deep inside the earth while the newer quite above within the earth. Thereby the method by which the age of the fossils are determined by their relative depths is known as RELATIVE METHOD.
2) CARBON DATING - Living organisms have an isotope of carbon C-14. After the excavation of fossils the quantity of carbon 14 isotope is calculated which determines the afe of the fossil. This method is known as CARBON DATING...
HOPE THIS HELPS YOU
Similar questions