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The Himalayan Mountains were gradually "pushed up" by plate tectonic shifts over several eons, but their peaks had at one time been below sea level - and covered by a shallow sea. That is where the fossils came from.

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Large plate tectonics or the fossils had wings.

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They probably would infer that erosion (wind, water, etc.) has changed the landscape. Depending on the type of fossils they find, the area could have been a sea bed, or ground level.

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Why are ocean fossils found at the top of the rocky mountains?

When two continental plates collide, one has to give and the other rises over the first. It there are fossils in this material, it can be pushed to the highest peaks of mountains. Evidence of this is found in the grand canyon where fossils of ocean creatures anr found many thousands of feet above sea level.


Is the tundra a plain?

Often it is, but tundra can also be found on high mountains above the tree line.


How are fossils part of Alberta's identity's?

Fossils from the Jurassic period and before abound in Alberta's badlands. Large dinosaurs are found often with fossils be nearly complete.


What three kinds of information can geologist gather from a study of fossils?

The three kinds of information can geologists gather from a study of fossils is amber fossil, trace fossil, and the carbon film. Wait a second, no that's not right. Those are just three kinds of fossils. Those aren't three kinds of information.1. Fossils tell scientists the types and sizes of animals that lived in the distant past;2. Tests made on fossils tell scientists approximately how long ago they lived;3. The types of materials in which fossils are found tell scientists the area where the fossil first died, the cooling rates of some different materials, and the times of lava flows, as well as other items of information;4. Comparing different fossils of the same type, from different areas, tells scientists the times of certain geologic events, such as an ice age, or a volcanic eruption;5. The layers of rock (or soil) in which fossils are found can tell scientists some of the geologic history of the geographical area in which the fossil was found. For example, sometimes seashell fossils are found in the rock of high mountains! That can only mean that the high mountain was once on the floor of an ocean or river. Over time, plate movement, volcanic eruption, and earthquakes have moved the old ocean floor (or river bottom) 'way up to the top of a mountainThere you go.

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How can rocks on high mountains have fossils?

The material on the mountains was not always up there. Mountains are generally created by what is called uplift. And places that were under water and then had remains laid down and fossilized can be uplifted through long periods of time to create mountains. The fossils are then found up there in the mountains. The geologic process is fairly well understood and modeled by geologists.


Why are there marine fossils high in the Andes Mountains?

Use Google and do your Biology homework elsewhere. There are marine fossils high in the Andes Mountains because of layer shifting (which relates to the Law of Superposition), which means that over time, the layers push the fossils upwards. So it all ties into Layer Shifting and how the fossils work.


Headwaters are usually found?

High in the mountains (-_-)


Does igneous sedimentary and metamorphic rocks contain fossils?

No. In general, there are no fossils in igneous or metamorphic rocks, because the high heat and pressure involved would destroy any fossils. Fossils are almost always found in sedimentary rock.


What climate is found in the high mountains?

Cold and sometimes snowy.


Where is the vicuna animal found?

it is found in the Andes mountains in south America


What kind of biomes are found ate the top of high mountains?

alpine


What kind of biomes are found at tops of high mountains?

alpine biomes


What kind of biomes are found at the tops of high mountains'?

alpine biomes


Are fossils the most characteristic that is common to metamorphic rocks?

No, metamorphic rock is not conducive to preserving fossils because of the high pressures and temperatures it has been subjected to that destroys organic matter. Most fossils are found in sedimentary rock.


What date did scientists discover ice capped mountains on Pluto that are as high as the Rocky Mountains in the US?

On July 15, 2015 scientists released images of ice capped mountains found on Pluto that are as high as the Rocky Mountains in the USA.


Beneath a forest in the high mountains of Canada scientists found rock layers that contained uncovered fossils of tropical plants. What can we conclude based on this information?

# It was sedimentary rock. # They were below the tree line. # The rock layer was exposed. # They were able to recognize tropical plants of ancient origin. # The fossils were once live plants at a time in which a tropical climate existed. # The climate is different now than it was at the time the fossil plants were alive. # The area where the fossils were found was once closer to the equator than it is now.