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The occurrence of marine fossils in rock strata located high in terrestrial mountain ranges can be attributed to?
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uplift associated with plate tectonics
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What geological period has the oldest terrestrial insect fossils found in rocks?
Devonian Period
Who invented fossils?
No one invented fossils. That would be like asking who invented water. Fossils are a natural occurrence that happens over a long time. Aristotle had questions as early as 4 BC of why seashells were found on mountaintops. See the related link for more information.
Why are there shark teeth fossils in the mountain of NC?
They Swam there at one time. Remember Noah and the Flood.
How do fossils show that rock at the top of mountains was once under water?
Not all fossils prove that a mountain top or any place was once under water.
Scientist have found fossils on the tops of mountain?
Yes, even at the top of Mount Everest. The sediments that make up the rock containing the fossils started at the bottom of an ocean. In the case of the Himalayas, when India collided with Asia through the action of plate tectonics, the ocean sediments between the continents were uplifted and squeezed into the mountain belt we see today, taking the fossils with it.
What geological period has the oldest terrestrial insect fossils found in rocks?
Devonian Period
Would the occurrence of the same plant fossils in south America and Africa support continental drift?
No.
How do fossils go to the mountain?
its part of the rock cycle
What force could move swamp fossils to the top of a mountain?
tsunami
How do you get fossils on twist mountain in Pokemon black?
There are no fossils in Twist Mountain. You have to go to the Relic Castle, west of nimbasa. In there will be a trainer who will give you a Cover or Plume fossil (your choice). the Cover fossil will get you Tirtouga, Plume fossil gets you Archon. BlossomTail - Actually, there ARE Fossils in Twist mountain. You talk to a worker there, and he will give you a different fossil each day, after you've received your national pokedex. The fossils are from the other regions and can only be obtained here. When he's given out all his fossils, you cannot return for more.
What is an assise?
An assise is the presence of two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils in the same characteristic species or genera.
How many fossils are there in Pokemon Black?
There are only 2 fossils in Pokemon black but you can only chose 1 >You can also get fossils from the man in Twist Mountain (only if you have the national pokedex). In total, there are nine different fossils and eight you can revive.
What is the best evidence of crustal uplift?
Marine fossils found at a mountain top
How do you find fossils in Pokemon Black?
you find them from i guy in this guy in a mountain i think.
Who gives you fossils at the Pokemon league on black?
No one. Your first fossil is given at Relic Castle, further fossils are given daily at Twist Mountain.
Who invented fossils?
No one invented fossils. That would be like asking who invented water. Fossils are a natural occurrence that happens over a long time. Aristotle had questions as early as 4 BC of why seashells were found on mountaintops. See the related link for more information.
How is it possible that fossils have been on top of Mount Everest?
There are sea fossils on Mount Everest because it is thought that the summit of Mount Everest started at the bottom of the ancient Tethys Sea, the motion of the Indian subcontinental plate and the urasian continental plate colliding, about 30 - 50 million years ago, caused the mountain to rise up and become the highest mountain on the Earth.
