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When will a fossil be used in finding the absolute age of rocks?(1 point)
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if it existed for a long period of time and in a wide area
if it existed for a long period of time and in a wide area

if it existed for a limited period of time and in a small area
if it existed for a limited period of time and in a small area

if it existed for a limited period of time and in a wide area
if it existed for a limited period of time and in a wide area

if it existed for a long period of time and in a small area

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
if it existed for a limited period of time and in a wide area

Such fossils (index fossils) allow geologists to correlate and date rock layers because they mark a short span of geologic time over a broad region.