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Can you use radiocarbon dating on shale containing leaf fossils?
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No,fossilsare just the impressions of an organism engraved on geo
logic material (rock, sediment, resin etc). Scientists useradiometric datingto date these types of materials.
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What is a sedimentary rock containing methane?
Shale
What rock type in which you might find fossils?
sedimentary rocks are what fossils are found in
In what type of rack do most fossils form?
A sedimentary rock called shale.
In what type of sedimentary rock do you think might find fossils?
Most likely, fossils are found in shale, limestone, sandstone, coal, and chert.
What is the name of a sedimentary rock containing hydrocarbons?
You think probable to a shale.
Where can carbon fossils be found?
Coal and shale.
Do fossil form in shale or halite?
Fossils could form in shale. Halite is table salt, a mineral with a crystalline structure that is not compatible with understood fossil formation methods.
What is a sedimentary rock containing methane?
Shale
What sedimentary rock often has fossils?
Paleontologists are looking for fossils in sedimentary rock.
What rock type in which you might find fossils?
sedimentary rocks are what fossils are found in
What rock may you find a fossil in?
Shale sometimes holds fossils. =]
The rock that is rich in plant fossils?
Coal, and to a lesser extent, shale.
Is shale more likely than sand to preserve fossils?
No, shale is a finer-grained rock and will give better preservation than a sandstone.
Why are fossils more likely to be formed in shale and sandstone than in conglomerate?
Because shale and sandstone don't let water pass them, but conglomerate does
In what type of rack do most fossils form?
A sedimentary rock called shale.
What rock contain fosils?
Quite often, fossils are contained within shale rock.
In what type of sedimentary rock do you think might find fossils?
Most likely, fossils are found in shale, limestone, sandstone, coal, and chert.
