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Are fossils found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks?
no, fossils are found only in sedimentary rock.
Which type of rock is where fossils are found?
They are mostly found in Sedimentary Rocks
Most fossils are found and what type of rock?
Sedimentary
What rock type in which you might find fossils?
sedimentary rocks are what fossils are found in
What type of rock can fossils occur in?
Fossils occur in, or can be found in sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks of a sedimentary origin.
What type of rocks have fossils found in them?
Fossils are nearly always found in some type of sedimentary rock. Limestone is a sedimentary rock which very commonly contains fossils, as is coal.
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.
Why are places with more sedimentary rock better places for fossil hunting?
Nearly all fossils are found in sedimentary rock.
Are fossils found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks?
no, fossils are found only in sedimentary rock.
Which type of rock is where fossils are found?
They are mostly found in Sedimentary Rocks
Do sedimantry rocks have seashells?
Not necessarily. While nearly all fossils, including seashells, are found in sedimentary rock, most sedimentary rock does not contain fossils. Even then, those fossils will not necessarily be seashells. If you do find a rock with seashells, though, you can be pretty much guaranteed that it is sedimentary.
Type of rock in which most fossils are found?
Sedimentary rock is where we look for fossils.
Fossils are usually found in?
sedimentary rock
Most fossils are found and what type of rock?
Sedimentary
What does the rock cycle have anything to do with fossils?
Sedimentary rocks are rocks that are formed by layers of different things compacting very tightly. These layers can have a lot of different things in them, like fossils. So, sedimentary rocks are partially made up of fossils.
What sedimentary rock often has fossils?
Paleontologists are looking for fossils in sedimentary rock.
What rock type in which you might find fossils?
sedimentary rocks are what fossils are found in
