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    A geologist finds a fossil in a rock layer. The fossil has been dated and the approxi
    A geologist finds a fossil in a rock layer. The fossil has been dated and the approximate age of the fossil has been placed at 10,000 years old. What can the geologist assume about the rock layer based on this data and what principle supports this assumption?
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    Aug 21, 2010, 09:53 AM

    What do you think is the answer? Do you know how the dating is carried out? What are the measurements that are used to make those measurements?

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