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How can we know how old fossils are?

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How can we know how old fossils are?
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RE: How can we know how old fossils are?
April 30, 2019 at 5:49 pm
(April 30, 2019 at 4:43 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote:
(April 30, 2019 at 3:31 pm)Jackalope Wrote: Rhonda -

C14 dating isn't used for rocks as it's half life is far too short.  Other methods like Argon-Argon are used.

Rifht. It's used for dating the fossils (organic marerial) in rock? The next question is what is meant by decay? I'd think this is different from the physical wear and tear of water on rocks. I think I'll leave t hat question to those who know more than I do.

There is no organic material in dinosaur fossils. They've been replaced by minerals.
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How can we know how old fossils are?

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How can we know how old fossils are? - by jamesmadison - April 30, 2019 at 2:27 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by Silver - April 30, 2019 at 2:33 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by polymath257 - April 30, 2019 at 3:45 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by Jackalope - April 30, 2019 at 3:02 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by Silver - April 30, 2019 at 2:59 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by Deesse23 - April 30, 2019 at 3:06 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by Jackalope - April 30, 2019 at 3:09 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by Jackalope - April 30, 2019 at 3:10 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by Rhondazvous - April 30, 2019 at 3:29 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by Jackalope - April 30, 2019 at 3:31 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by Rhondazvous - April 30, 2019 at 4:43 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by Gawdzilla Sama - April 30, 2019 at 5:49 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by polymath257 - April 30, 2019 at 10:18 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by no one - April 30, 2019 at 4:54 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by Nay_Sayer - April 30, 2019 at 5:03 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by brewer - April 30, 2019 at 5:57 pm
RE: How can we know how old fossils are? - by madog - May 1, 2019 at 4:52 am

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