If You Found a Fossilized Dinosaur Bone, What Could Be

question 64

Multiple Choice

If you found a fossilized dinosaur bone, what could be done to accurately determine the age of the fossil?

• A) Extract and sequence DNA from the bone.
• B) Look at pieces of the bone under a microscope.
• C) Analyze the isotopes of carbon in the fossil.
• D) Compare the appearance of the bone to other fossilized bones.

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