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not likely but it can happen ... if there is a tsunami
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agowell scientist have found it proven that fish fossils have been found on mountains. So yes because some mountains have been found to once have been underwater
by Cora Post fifth grade
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Have found fossils on the top of mountains what do they infer?
Large plate tectonics or the fossils had wings.
What types of fossils are most likely to be found?
fish fossils and little animal fossils and also shells
What types of rocks are fossils most likely to be found?
fish fossils and little animal fossils and also shells
Can fish have fossils?
Yes, hundreds of species of fish can be found in the fossil record.
Why are sea creatures found in mountains?
Do you mean alive or dead (fossils)?
Where are fossils commonly found?
FOSSILS according to scientist fossils are most likely to be found in the united states (caves mountains and lots of other places) u might fall and trip on one
Why are fish fossils found in deserts?
At one time the desert where the fish fossils were found used to be a prehistoric ocean which dried up and receded as the prehistoric climate changed finally becoming the modern climate.
What is one reason why fossils are found in the Ural Mountains?
Some scientists believed that a great flood left the fossils on Ural mountains. Other scientists believed that there were subcontinents that collide with each other creating the mountains by pushing the tectonic plates up.
What are common sedimentary rocks?
Fossils are very commonly found in sedimentary rocks more than other rocks. It can be composed of sand, decomposed other rocks and parts of hills or mountains and possibly fish bones.
If you found ocean fish fossils below land animals fossils what would that tell you?
It would tell you that an ocean once existed there and then withdrew.
How can rocks on high mountains have fossils?
The material on the mountains was not always up there. Mountains are generally created by what is called uplift. And places that were under water and then had remains laid down and fossilized can be uplifted through long periods of time to create mountains. The fossils are then found up there in the mountains. The geologic process is fairly well understood and modeled by geologists.
Where would you find a rock with fossils in it?
You can find rocks that are sedimentary rocks which are found in mountains, rivers and near the seashores.
