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How do scientists use rock layers to date fossils ? USE IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

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By comparing a fossil to similar rocks and fossils of known ages, relative dating can be used to estimate its age. Absolute dating is a method of determining the precise age of a fossil by using radiometric dating to measure the decay of isotopes, either within the fossil itself or, more commonly, the rocks that surround it.

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