Multiple Choice
Biostratigraphic dating relies on
A) the first and last appearances of species in the fossil record.
B) magnetic shifts in the earth's interior.
C) radioactive decay of carbon to nitrogen.
D) the concentration of fluorine in the soil and in groundwater.
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