Relative Dating Techniques

question 47

Multiple Choice

Relative dating techniques

• A)can provide exact dates of fossil material.
• B)are always accurate to within 750 years.
• C)were used to date the Zinjanthropus cranium to 2.8 million years ago.
• D)include stratigraphy.
• E)include carbon 14 dating.

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Unlike Poles

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Like Poles

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