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FOSSILS ! comes from latin word Fossus which means "having been dug up".
Anything that was once a living organism from a past geologic time is considered a fossil.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agothey are called fossil fuels
Prasansita Swain
Prasansita Swain
Prasansita Swain
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∙ 9y agoremains of a prehestoric plant or animal
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∙ 11y agoFossils
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The type of rocks that form where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers are called?
The type of rock that forms where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers are called organic sedimentary rock.
How is rock used today?
by explaining prehistoric animals and even plants
Most fungi live by decomposing the remains of plants animals and microbes found in soil that is why most fungi are called?
saprotrophs
What sedimentary rocks are formed from the remains of plants and animals?
Organic Sedimentary Rocks are formed from remains of plants and animals.
What is the difference between fossils and fossils fuels?
Fossils are the remains of plants and animals, and fossil fuels are decomposed plants and animals that form coal, oil, and natural gas.
A combustible organic material formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals?
coal
What is decaying plants and animal remains called?
When plants and animals (any living matter) decay, their remains are in the soil, in the material called humus.
The type of rocks that form where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers are called?
The type of rock that forms where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers are called organic sedimentary rock.
This is the mineralized remains of plants or animals?
It is called replacement .
What is the organic material formed soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals called?
It is called humus.humus
The organic materials formed in the soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals is called what?
It is called humus.humus
What is the organic material formed in soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals are called?
It is called humus.
Where do you think the tiny remains of plants and animals in the stream come from?
Tiny remains of animals and plants in streams come from the mountains. When it rains, these remains are washed down the mountains toward the streams.
What is in organic soil layers?
Dead and decayed remains of plants and animals, called Humus.
What is the process of changing the hard parts of the remains of an animals or plants with minerals called?
Fossilization
What is the name of a person who studies fossil remains of plants and animals?
I think its called an archaeologist
What is energy source that is made from the buried remains from plants and animals called?
fossil fuels
