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If a scientist knows the relative age of a fossil, he can also know

A.
the relative age of the rock where it was found.
B.
how it became extinct.
C.
how long the organism was alive.
D.
the type of climate from which it came.

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A. The relative age of the rock around it.
The reason for that is because when it died it had rock form around it and the rock is the same basic age of the rock.
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