ANTH-UA 2 Chapter Notes -Lithostratigraphy, Relative Dating, Radiometric Dating
21 Oct 2014
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Paleontology - the study of extinct organisms, based on their fossilized remains. Fossils - the preserved remnants of once-living things, often buried in the ground. Geology - the study of earth systems. Taphonomy - the study of what happens to the remains of an animal from the time of death to the time of discovery. Stratigraphy - the study of the order of rock layers and the sequence of events they reflect. Geologic time scale (gts) - the categories of time into which earth"s history is usually divided by geologists and paleontologists: eras, periods, epochs. Provenience - the origin or original source (as of a fossil) Relative dating techniques - dating techniques that establish the age of a fossil only in comparison to other materials found above and below it. Lithostratigraphy - the study of geologic deposits and their formation, stratigraphic relationships, and relative time relationships based on their lithologic properties.
