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How a layer of rock containing fossils could be present in a mountain wall that is several thousand feet above sealevel?
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∙ 8y ago
The sediments which make up the rocks on the highest mountains were once at the bottom of an ocean, (where the animals lived), and were only pushed up by the action of Plate Tectonics.
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Scientist have found fossils on the tops of mountain?
Yes, even at the top of Mount Everest. The sediments that make up the rock containing the fossils started at the bottom of an ocean. In the case of the Himalayas, when India collided with Asia through the action of plate tectonics, the ocean sediments between the continents were uplifted and squeezed into the mountain belt we see today, taking the fossils with it.
Why are there shark teeth fossils in the mountain of NC?
They Swam there at one time. Remember Noah and the Flood.
What type of fossil is formed when sand containing an imprint formed by a plant or animal becomes rock?
Imprints or impressions of such things as footprints or trails are generally referred to as trace fossils. Body impressions are called mold fossils, and molds that are filled in are called cast fossils.
How do fossils show that rock at the top of mountains was once under water?
Not all fossils prove that a mountain top or any place was once under water.
What types of dating estimates the age of a rock or fossil?
The rough estimating of the age of a fossil or rock containing fossils is called relative dating, and is based on the position of the rock or fossil in undisturbed sedimentary strata which contains what are called 'index fossils', fossils that only appear in specific geologic time periods.
Scientist have found fossils on the tops of mountain?
Yes, even at the top of Mount Everest. The sediments that make up the rock containing the fossils started at the bottom of an ocean. In the case of the Himalayas, when India collided with Asia through the action of plate tectonics, the ocean sediments between the continents were uplifted and squeezed into the mountain belt we see today, taking the fossils with it.
Is a limestone bed containing fossils that are 550 million years old older than a bed of sandstone containing fossils that are 400 million years old?
550 million years old
What is the definition of zoic?
Containing fossils with traces of plant or animal life.
How do fossils go to the mountain?
its part of the rock cycle
Where are older fossils mostly found under or above younger fossils?
If the rocks containing the fossils have been involved in a mountain building episode they would be folded and if some of the folds were laid in a recumbent position and later eroded you would have older above younger rocks. Of course, it would be easy to find out if this was the case because of the various sedimentary structures in each separate layer of rock.
Is dinosaur leg bone containing quartz instead of calcium fossils?
yes
How would you explain a horizontal sedimentary rock layer containing Cambrian fossils lying on top of a rock layer containing Ordovician fossils?
The Adirondack rocks have been both severely folded and sheared by ductile deformation and shattered by brittle.
What force could move swamp fossils to the top of a mountain?
tsunami
What are imprint fossils?
They are preserved forms of animal or anything else that was left behind form thousand and thousand of years ago.
How do you get fossils on twist mountain in Pokemon black?
There are no fossils in Twist Mountain. You have to go to the Relic Castle, west of nimbasa. In there will be a trainer who will give you a Cover or Plume fossil (your choice). the Cover fossil will get you Tirtouga, Plume fossil gets you Archon. BlossomTail - Actually, there ARE Fossils in Twist mountain. You talk to a worker there, and he will give you a different fossil each day, after you've received your national pokedex. The fossils are from the other regions and can only be obtained here. When he's given out all his fossils, you cannot return for more.
How many fossils are there in Pokemon Black?
There are only 2 fossils in Pokemon black but you can only chose 1 >You can also get fossils from the man in Twist Mountain (only if you have the national pokedex). In total, there are nine different fossils and eight you can revive.
Would you expect to find a fossil containing skin and fur in a tropical rain forest?
No,because fossils are just the bone parts.(fossils have been there along time)
