Answer:
It allowed us to put a formation date on some geologic crossections
Explanation:
Absolute dating is a newer way of evaluating the chronology of historical events by assigning numerical ages to them. The age thus assigned might not be the exact age but it is still closer to the real age.
It is unlike relative dating techniques which simply give the chronology or order of past events instead of the exact dates. Relative dating techniques have been in use before the emergence of absolute dating techniques in the twentieth century.
