Radioactive dating is used to determine the age of fossil-bearing sedimentary beds
A) by comparing the fossils to known fossils in other areas.
B) by using carbon dating on the sedimentary rock.
C) by using potassium-argon dating on the sedimentary rock.
D) by dating adjacent metamorphic or volcanic layers.
Answer: D
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