Fossils Flashcards

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What is a fossil

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Any evidence of prehistoric life that is at least 10,000 years old

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What is relative dating

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Comparing the ages of rocks without actually knowing their age in years

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What does a palaeontologist do

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Study fossils

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What is Batholith

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The largest intrusive bodies in the crust of the Earth

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