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I already answered this in that thread but I'll re-post here. Must've been posting at the same time. Thanks for cooperating. It can be compared with index fossils present in the same rock. A fluorine analysis can also be done: When bones, teeth, or antlers are found at a site, fluorine analysis can be used to tell us whether or not the animals they were from actually lived at about the same time. This relative dating method is based on the fact that there are specific progressive chemical changes in skeletal remains that result from burial underground. As time passes, the organic components of bone (mostly fats and proteins) are lost primarily through bacterial action. Since these components contain nitrogen, there is a progressive loss of that element. At the same time, percolating ground water deposits trace amounts of fluorine and other elements, such as uranium, into the bone. As a result, the amount of fluorine progressively increases. If the bones of two animals are buried at the same time in the same site, they should have about the same amount of nitrogen and fluorine. If they do not, they most likely come from different eras, despite the fact that they were found in association with each other. Well, right out of the gate this one's a loser. I see two assumptions that cannot be verified: both specimens exposed to same amount of bacteria & same exposure to groundwater. The assumption of uniform groundwater exposure runs contrary to observations you can make in your own yard (or any nearby park if you lack a yard). Plants grow faster or slower based almost entirely on the amount of water they receive. Grass, trees, flowers, all plants are observed to grow at non-uniform rates due to one getting more water than its neighbor. This fact also throws a monkey wrench into tree ring dating, but that's not a high priority for me these days.
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