they are useful for alot of things like petrol
In what ways are fossils useful to geologist?
Index fossils
Fossils that are the most useful for correlation tend to be found in various types of rocks, are widespread, and easy to recognize. One rock type where fossils are found is sedimentary rocks.
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Old
bwcause it is the formation of fossils
Fossils show scientists how the animals and plants of the past looked and gives them an idea of how they might have interacted.
Because they are evidence of evolution!
Carbon 14 is useful for dating organic remains less than 60-70,000 years old. It is not useful for fossils as the vast majority are much older than that.
His knowledge of the skeletal system would be useful in studying the fossils.
index fossils are useful for figuring out the age of a set of disturbed rock layers by index fossils are used to determine when rock layers were formed so if they were used to figure out the age of a set of disturbed rock layers than they can also figure out when they were formed .