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How did scientists account for fossils and other geological evidence as they developed the geologic time scale?

How did scientists account for fossils and other geological evidence as they developed the geologic time scale?

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Muhammad R. answered • 02/15/22

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Scientist first developed geological time scale by studying rock layers and index fossil world wide . In this way they placed earth's rocks in order of relative age. Later, they used radioactive dating which helped alot in determining the absolute age.


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