What is the logic behind the dating of fossils? Assuming that the minerals of the earth have a maximum age of 4.65 billions years, is that the age all fossils are dated as, since they have replaced all organic material with rock? And then the different strata layers seperate into different periods? Or do the fossils actually have a different range of years as in one being 700 million years or another one being 1.3 billion years. Example. Someone finds a fossil. They date it. The result comes came 4.6 billion years. But it is in the jurassic layer of earth, so they know it came later on in history and the big number only shows the age of minerals it is made of. I am only assuming, I don't know. If someone could confirm my assumtion or correctly inform me, that would be great. thanks
2006-12-12
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