Exercise 7 Dating methods Use the stratigraphy drawing provided below to answer the questions that follow. (Hint: Exerci
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Exercise 7 Dating methods
Use the stratigraphy drawing provided below to answer thequestions that follow.
(Hint: Exercise 07 dating methods question 3 and 4 list both thechronometer is dating methods you would use and the correspondingdate range of the methods)
A B с & 1. Draw a star next to the oldest layer. 2. Circle the youngest (most recent) layer. 3. In layer B, you find an unfossilized bone. What chronometric dating method could you use to date this layer? For what date range would this method be appropriate? 4. In layer D, you find a fossilized bone. Layer C and layer E are made of volcanic rock. Given what is available at the site, what strategy will you use to determine a chronometric date for layer D? (Be sure to specify the exact dating method or methods used and the cor- responding applicable age ranges.)
Use the stratigraphy drawing provided below to answer thequestions that follow.
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A B с & 1. Draw a star next to the oldest layer. 2. Circle the youngest (most recent) layer. 3. In layer B, you find an unfossilized bone. What chronometric dating method could you use to date this layer? For what date range would this method be appropriate? 4. In layer D, you find a fossilized bone. Layer C and layer E are made of volcanic rock. Given what is available at the site, what strategy will you use to determine a chronometric date for layer D? (Be sure to specify the exact dating method or methods used and the cor- responding applicable age ranges.)