Question

Little Johnnie from down the street from your house brings an object that looks like a bone, and Johnnie says "look, I found a dinosaur bone." Which of the following would not be useful in evaluating Johnnie's claim?a. Extract charcoal from the object and use carbon-14 datingb. Evaluate the object for fine textures indicative of bone material or replaced bone material.c. Examine the object for hardness to determine if the sample is permineralized.d. Ask if the object was found embedded in rock.

Answer 1

Answer: Extract charcoal from the object and use carbon-14 dating

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, we are informed that Little Johnnie from down the street brings an object that looks like a bone, and Johnnie says " I found a dinosaur bone." To evaluate Johnnie's claim, the following will be useful:

• Evaluate the object for fine textures indicative of bone material or replaced bone material.

• Examine the object for hardness to determine if the sample is permineralized.

• Ask if the object was found embedded in rock.

All the above will be useful to determine if it's a dinosaur bone.

Extract charcoal from the object and use carbon-14 dating isn't useful in knowing if it's a dinosaur bone.