Omniology
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The half-life of the C-14 isotope is approximately 5730 years; as you can see, it is meant for the dating of the younger fossils ( up to 50,000 - 70,000 years old ).

Dinosaurs have been extinct for over 66 million years; for the fossil dating of such specimens, you generally compare the radioactive isotope decay of transuranic elements, such as Potassium-Argon.
Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).

Carl Sagan, "The Demon Haunted World"
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Omniology - by SteinHerz - 11-04-2003, 04:10 PM
Omniology - by Taem - 11-04-2003, 06:24 PM
Omniology - by Bun-Bun - 11-04-2003, 06:57 PM
Omniology - by --Pete - 11-04-2003, 08:02 PM
Omniology - by SteinHerz - 11-04-2003, 08:40 PM
Omniology - by Taem - 11-04-2003, 10:42 PM
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