In which sort of rock can you find fossils?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

Sedimentary rocks - things like limestone, sandstone, shale, slate, etc. This is because to get fossilization, you need preservation of the corpse. You need anoxic (no oxygen) conditions (so bacteria do not deteriorate the body), and fast burial (to preserve the body).

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∙ 14y ago

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