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Relative Dating Using Index Fossils

Index fossils can help geologists compare rock at locations .
• First, geologists give a relative age to a layer at one location.
• Index fossils help identify where may have occurred.
• Then that layer can be to other locations.

The answer choices is layers, distance, compared, unconformities

Relative Dating Using Index Fossils Index fossils can help geologists compare rock-example-1
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Index fossils can help geologists compare rock Layers at Distance locations.

Index fossils help identify where Unconformities may have occurred.

Then that layer can be Compared to other locations.

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