A Child from Down the Street from Your House Brings

question 86

Multiple Choice

A child from down the street from your house brings an object that looks like a bone, and says "look, I found a dinosaur bone." Which of the following would not be useful in evaluating their claim?

• A) Examine the object for hardness to determine if the sample is permineralized.
• B) Evaluate the object for fine textures indicative of bone material or replaced bone material.
• C) Extract charcoal from the object and use carbon- 14 dating.
• D) Ask if the object was found embedded in rock.

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