What Is the Relationship Between Biostratigraphy and Absolute Dating

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between biostratigraphy and absolute dating?

• A)If the index fossil is found in unambiguously dated contexts in the same region,absolute dating methods can make the index fossil's use more accurate.
• B)Biostratigraphy is only used on sites where layers have already been dated with absolute radiometric techniques.
• C)Biostratigraphy always follows and is used to calibrate absolute dating methods.
• D)They are often used together because bone is limited to biostratigraphic dating,while rock surrounding it is limited to absolute dating.

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