Which of the following is not an example of an age-relationship based on absolute dating?
A)The oldest known rocks on Earth are 3.96 billion years old.
B)The Vishnu schist at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is 2 billion years old.
C)The dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago.
D)The Coconino formation in the Grand Canyon is older than the Kaibab formation.
E)Fossil records show flowering plants developed during the Cretaceous.

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Choice D is not an example of an age-relationship based on absolute dating because it only indicates that one formation is older than another, but it does not provide a specific age in years. Choices A, B, and C all provide specific ages in years, while choice E provides a relative age based on when a specific event occurred in the geological timeline.

Which of the Following Is Not an Example of an Age-Relationship