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How do scientist determine the actual age of fossils

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Relative dating is used to determine a fossils approximate age by comparing it to similar rocks and fossils of known ages. Absolute dating is used to determine a precise age of a fossil by using radiometric dating to measure the decay of isotopes, either within the fossil or more often the rocks associated with it.
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How do scientist determine the actual age of fossils?

Dating methods are used to calculate or determine age of fossils, the usage of some radioactive metals to calculate the half life in order to get the exact age of such fossils

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