Name:
Period:
Fossil Dating
Examine the two rock samples below. Look at both the color of each layer as well as the fossils contained in them.
1. Which layer (A – M) most likely contains the oldest fossils?
2. Which layer (A – M) most likely contains the youngest fossils?
3. Which layer in picture 2 is the same age as layer G in picture 1?
How do you know?
The diagram below shows a geologic cross section. The rock layers have not been overturned. Point A is located in
the zone of contact metamorphism.
4. Which rock formation is the oldest?
5. Which rock formation is the youngest?
Name:
Period:
Fossil Dating
6. Use the cross section below, which show locations W, X, Y, and Z, to determine the geologic age of the four fossils by
comparing the rock layers between these locations. Which sequence below (A, B, C or D) best illustrates the relative age
of the four fossils from OLDEST to YOUNGEST?