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Can fossils develop in limestone

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of course its a rock.

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Why are fossils found in limestone and not shales?

Fossils are frequently found in shales.


Is Limestone contains fossils?

Some of it does.


What can be found in limestone rocks?

Fossils.


Is limestone made from seashells?

Limestone is made up out of fossils of corals and shells from the water.


Which is a biochemical rock that contains fossils?

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What is fossil rich limestone?

Fossil rich limestone is limestone with various sea creature fossils in it such as shells. It is organic and fine grained. It is sedimentary... Yea that's it :P


What sedimentary rock often has fossils?

Paleontologists are looking for fossils in sedimentary rock.


What is the difference between fossiliferous limestone and oolitic limestone?

Fossiliferous limestone has larger fossils in the rock and is of biochemical composition where as the oolitic limestone doesn't have any fossils and has a chemical composition. The Oolitic limestone has spherical grains that resemble miniature pearls (they are called ooliths or ooids). Both do effervesce in diluted HCL(acid)


Which group of rocks tends to have fossils?

Sedimentary, especially limestone.


What rock type in which you might find fossils?

sedimentary rocks are what fossils are found in


What sedimentary rock is made underwater from the shells of animals?

limestone is made underwater from the shells of animals. We know this because limestone also contains many fossils.


What is sedimentary rock formed from deposites of shells?

Limestone. However most large masses of limestone formed from coral reefs, not shells. The shell fossils in this limestone are "incidentals" due to shell dwelling organisms living on the periphery of the reef, not the bulk of the limestone.