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Evolution — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYEvolution1 Mark
Question
How do we compute the age of a fossil?
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Answer

Age of a fossil is computed by using carbon dating. Relative presence of $14\ C$ (radioactive carbon) is calculated to compute the age of a fossil.

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