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How is coal made and when?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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Millions of years ago, when prehistoric plants or creatures like Dinosaurs died, some of their bodies were compressed in the ground over time. This turned them into fossils or (in most cases) coal.

The main element in coal is carbon.

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