Today, the Fossil Record

question 3

Multiple Choice

Today, the fossil record

• A)can be dated only with one layer in relation to older layers below and younger layers above, no actual dates can be estimated.
• B)can be dated reasonably well only with uranium-238.
• C)can be dated reasonably well using a variety of radioactive isotopes with known half-lives.
• D)can be dated precisely, to within a single year, using radioactive isotopes.

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