Multiple Choice
South African paleontologists date their australopithecine finds by
A) finding fossils sandwiched between K-Ar dated layers
B) cross dating fauna to East African sites where K-Ar is possible
C) 14 C, as these very early fossils fall just into the dating range
D) thermoluminesence (TL or ESR) as the bones and teeth require
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