Brains On! Science podcast for kids
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
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Dinosaur bones: How do we know their age?
18 minutes Posted Jan 17, 2017 at 10:32 am.
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Fossil dating is a lot like eating a delicious ice cream cake. Well, sort of. We find out how scientists look at the rock and elements AROUND a fossil to figure out its age. Plus: We talk to a scientist who studied one of the coolest fossils discovered recently: a dinosaur tail trapped in amber, complete with feathers!