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Index Fossils

Fossils that help with dating are called index fossils.
Index fossils formed from that
• were alive for only a period of geologic time.
• are extinct.
• had hard parts such as shells, bones, and teeth.
• lived across a wide area.

The answer choice is short, relative, geographic, organisms

Index Fossils Fossils that help with dating are called index fossils. Index fossils-example-1

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Im not sure what the choices are but index fossils can help with the geological time scale and they are traces of animals left behind that became fossilized. Hope this helps シ
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