Fossils can be dated using the age of rocks, isotope decay rates like carbon-14, and geographical data. While the fossil record is incomplete, it provides insights into Earth's history and past life.
Les fossiles peuvent être datés par l'âge des roches, la désintégration d'isotopes comme le carbone-14 et des données géographiques. Bien que le registre fossile soit incomplet, il offre des informations sur l'histoire de la Terre et la vie passée.
| Text | Fossils can be dated using a variety of methods: 1) the age of rocks where a fossil is found 2) the rate of decay of isotopes including carbon-14 3) geographical data While fossil records are incomplete, they provide information about Earth's history and the living world which existed in the past. |
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