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How many ways can a organism become a fossil once it is buried?
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Can a snail become a fossil?
Yes, snails can become fossils. When a snail dies, its shell may become buried in sediment and over time, minerals in the sediment can replace the original material of the shell, preserving it as a fossil. Fossilized snail shells can be found in many different types of rock formations.
What are three conditions must a fossil meet in order to be an index fossil?
Relatively short rime span. To be an index fossil, a fossil organism must be easy to identify and many fossils of that organism must exist. You are using the 7th grade interactive reader...... Naughty naughty naughty
What type of organism is the most fossil evidence available?
Organisms with hard parts such as a mineralized shell, like a trilobite or ammonite, are much more likely to become fossilized than animals with only soft parts.
What are two reasons why many organisms never become part of the fossil record?
one is trace fossil and the other is fulgerties im really. sure about this answer too.
Why are fossil fuels found and buried inside rocks?
crude oil (which contains many fossil fuels) is created when dead bodies of organisms are put under enormous pressure over an elongated period of time. after millions of years, they rise and settle in the porous rock above them
The oldest fossil organism found lived approximately how many years ago?
The oldest fossil organism found lived approximately 3.5 billion years ago. The fossil is that of a single-celled organism called Archaea.
Can a snail become a fossil?
Yes, snails can become fossils. When a snail dies, its shell may become buried in sediment and over time, minerals in the sediment can replace the original material of the shell, preserving it as a fossil. Fossilized snail shells can be found in many different types of rock formations.
What is fossil carbonization?
It is the carbon residue remaining from the organism or part of an organism that has been fossilized. Essentially what happens is that the organism is buried within a layer of sediment which solidifies. A chemical reaction takes place in which many of the elements that compose the organism are converted to gases and driven off, leaving behind a carbon residue (distillation) - and an outline of the original material.
What are three conditions must a fossil meet in order to be an index fossil?
Relatively short rime span. To be an index fossil, a fossil organism must be easy to identify and many fossils of that organism must exist. You are using the 7th grade interactive reader...... Naughty naughty naughty
What three conditions must a fossil meet in order to be an index fossil?
Relatively short rime span. To be an index fossil, a fossil organism must be easy to identify and many fossils of that organism must exist. You are using the 7th grade interactive reader...... Naughty naughty naughty
What type of organism is the most fossil evidence available?
Organisms with hard parts such as a mineralized shell, like a trilobite or ammonite, are much more likely to become fossilized than animals with only soft parts.
What three condition must a fossil meet in order to be an index fossils?
Relatively short rime span. To be an index fossil, a fossil organism must be easy to identify and many fossils of that organism must exist. You are using the 7th grade interactive reader...... Naughty naughty naughty
What are three requirements for a fossil to be an index fossil?
Index fossilsFossils of organisms that lived during a relatively short geologic time span.The three conditionsTo be an index fossil, a fossil organism must be found throughout the world. It must be easy to identify and many fossils of that organism must exist.-Haileybh"I hope it helped you!"
What is the extinct marine organism that can be used to date rocks?
There are many, but the trilobite is considered an exceptional index fossil.
What are some different ways are organism had been preserve?
There are many different ways that an organism can be preserved. A few ways are mumification, buried in segments, taxidermy, freezing, fossilization, along with many others.
Why the fossil record contains an incomplete record of the history of life on Earth.?
1: Only a very small proportion of organisms get buried quickly enough to prevent them decomposing 2: Not all organisms have hard parts 3; Sediments containing fossils are continually being eroded and removed along with their fossil content 4: metamorphism and deformation destroy fossils 5: many fossils are still buried in rocks not exposed at the surface 6: the sea floor in particular is being continuously recycled, so deep marine organisms are seldom preserved. To become a fossil an organism needs to have hard parts, die and be buried in an anaerobic environment very quickly, and then be preserved through geological time, without being destroyed by tectonism or metamorphism, or removed by erosion. These are pretty rare circumstances, so organisms becoming fossilized are the exceptions rather than the rule. Written By SallyC
What are two reasons why many organisms never become part of the fossil record?
one is trace fossil and the other is fulgerties im really. sure about this answer too.
