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What were scientists able to add to the geologic timescale as technology advanced?

the exact ages of every organism that ever lived

the chemical composition of all types of rocks

the approximate dates of events

the names of different types of fossils

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the approximate dates of events

With advances in radiometric dating and other absolute-dating techniques, scientists could assign numerical (approximate) ages in years to rock layers and geologic events, not just the relative order.