when paleontologists dated the Burgess shale fossils to the Cambrian period because trilobites were found among them, were they using relative dating or absolute dating?

Why would satellite imagery be more useful than a map in some instances? check all that apply. provides landmarks such as buildings is an overhead view of earth’s features can be used when internet is not available provides small details of roads for digital maps provides various methods of transportation to a location

Up until 1938, paleontologists accepted the idea that coelacanths (an ancient fish) went extinct at the time that they last appear in the fossil record, about 80 million years ago. but in 1938, a live coelacanth was discovered off the coast of south africa that was compared to the fossil record and found to be the same species what goal of science does this discovery represent

Why are fossils not found in igneous rocks? igneous rocks are made from cooling of lava or magma. igneous rocks are found too deep underground. igneous rocks are too dark in color to contain fossils. igneous rocks are too dense to contain fossils.