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Will the law of superposition or radioactive dating give more accurate data on the age of fossil and why?
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Will the law of superposition or radioactive dating give more accurate data on the age of fossil and why?

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the law of superposition, it states that each layer is newer than the one below it, if undisturbed
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The law of superposition states that each rock layer is older than the one above it.

Step-by-step explanation:So, the relative age of the rock or fossil in the rock or fossil in the rock is older if it is farther down in the rock layers. Relative dating can be used only when the rock layers have been preserved in their original sequence.

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