Which of the following is an example of an age-relationship based on relative dating?
A)Australopithecines were alive 3.2 million years ago.
B)Australopithecines evolved before Homo erectus.
C)The Neanderthals became extinct 35,000 years ago.
D)Clovis points have been dated at 11,000 years old in North America.

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Relative dating involves determining the order in which geological or archaeological events occurred, without necessarily determining their absolute age. Option B provides a comparison between two species, indicating that one evolved before the other, and therefore represents an age-relationship based on relative dating. Options A and C provide absolute ages, while option D provides an absolute date for an archaeological artifact rather than a relationship between different events.

Which of the Following Is an Example of an Age-Relationship