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Q: What would the fossil of a tropical plant indicate about the ancient climate where it was found?
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The climate changed


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What might you infer if you found fossils of tropical plants in a desert?

That the rock where you found the fossil was at some point in a place with tropical climate, but has somehow moved to the place with a colder climate. This is generally accepted as proof of, and explained by, plate tectonic theory.Umm...you could also conclude "if you found a fossil of a tropical plant in a cold climate?" that you need to put your coat on before venturing outside again...it's cold. And that somebody is playing a trick on you and planted the fossil just to see if you would take that coat off forgetting you were in a cold climate.


What Fossil discoveries best demonstrates a change in the Earth's climate?

Scientists find a large amount of fossils of tropical plants and animals in a desert


Which of the following fossil discoveries best demonstrates a change in the Earth's climate?

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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.


What are the three pieces of evidence that supports continental drift theory?

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How are plant fossils used as evidence for climate change?

the adaptations of species shown in the fossil record gives an idea to what their surrounding were like.scientists study fossils to learn about climates long ago. If a plant fossil looks like a modern plant , sicentist guess two plants need the same climate.


Where do you get the fossil for manaphy in HeartGold?

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