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3 Dating Fossils
Dating Fossils

Objective

➜ Recognise that the presence and location of certain fossil types indicates
the order in which rock layers were formed.

Vocabulary
Vocabulary

• Fossil • Radiometric dating • Scientist
• Index fossil • Rock • Sedimentary rock

• Mud • Sand

Let’s Start
Let’s Start

These people are scientists.
What are they doing?

Why is this work important?

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