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Question
The best way of direct dating fossils of recent origin is by ______.
Options
Radio-carbon method
Uranium lead method
Potassium-argon method
Both (a) and (c)
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Solution
The best way of direct dating fossils of recent origin is by Radio-carbon method.
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