Absolute dating provides the accurate age of a fossil which relative dating cannot.
Explanation:
Two methods of dating falls under the study of geology, one is absolute and the other is relative dating. Both the processes evaluate the period and age of a rock or fossil.
In the absolute process the age in number of a sample rock can be determine and relative process determines the relative age by observing the surrounding layers.
Absolute one is performed with various methods, like- radiometric dating, amino acid dating etc. and relative involves- stratigraphy, cross dating etc.