If a Fossil Is Encased in a Stratum of Sedimentary

question 61

Multiple Choice

If a fossil is encased in a stratum of sedimentary rock without any strata of igneous rock (for example, lava, volcanic ash) nearby, then it should be

• A) easy to determine the absolute age of the fossil, because the radioisotopes in the sediments will not have been "reset" by the heat of the igneous rocks.
• B) easy to determine the absolute age of the fossil, because the igneous rocks will not have physically obstructed the deposition of sediment of a single age next to the fossil.
• C) easy to determine, as long as there is enough metamorphic rock nearby.
• D) difficult to determine the absolute age of the fossil, because the "marker fossils" common to igneous rock will be absent.
• E) difficult to determine the absolute age of the fossil, because radiometric dating of sedimentary rock is less accurate than that of igneous rock.

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