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Explain five methods of dating fossils

      

Explain five methods of dating fossils.

  

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1. Geological periods: Periods of time characterized by successive deposits of animal and plants remains

2. Stratigraphy: study and interpretation of layers of rock successively deposited at one place

3. Fission track dating: age of glass and other mineral objects is estimated by observing tracks made on them by fission
fragments of uranium particles they contain

4. Lexico-statistics dating: statistical study of the vocabulary of the language with intention of determining their age and
their historical link with other languages

5. Potassium argon method

6. Chemical dating

7. Carbon dating
johnmulu answered the question on February 1, 2017 at 12:38


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