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Why are fossils more likely to be formed in shale and sandstone than in conglomerate?
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Because shale and sandstone don't let water pass them, but conglomerate does
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What rock types would most likely contain fossil?
Sedimentary rock is the only type of rock that will contain fossils, but there are several types of sedimentary rock.Examples:Clastic Sedimentary Rocks (particles of silt and/or sand that cement together): Conglomerate, Breccia, Sandstone, Siltstone, Shale.Examples:Chemical Sedimentary Rocks (forms when mineral constituents become supersaturated and inorganically precipitate):Evaporates:Halite, GypsumCarbonates:Limestone, Fossiliferous LimestoneSiliceous Rocks: ChertOrganic Sedimentary Rocks: Coal.The rocks listed in BOLD will likely be found with fossils.
What type of rock would fossils most likely likely be found in?
Sediment
What layer of rock would you most likely find a fossil?
Is at the bottom of course! Since sedimentary rock is formed when layers build up and then harden. So the younger would be at the top.!
A rock that contains fossil seashells was most likely formed as a result of?
A rock that contains fossil seashells was most likely formed as a result of sedimentation.
Which type of rock is likely to show ripple marks and fossils?
Sedimentary rocks show fossils, because of pre-existing life forms. They also show ripple marks due to weathering and erosion...
What type of rock are you most likely going to find fossils in?
any rock that was formed by sediments like limestone, sandstone, and shale
What is likely to have formed farthest from the shoreline. pebble conglomerate or quartz sandstone or silty shale or shell limestone?
Because sandstone, silty shale, and shell limestone usually have origins of formation on or near shore, the pebble conglomerate is left. Pebble conglomerates are formed from deposition of water transported rocks of larger size than the smaller rock particles which compose sandstone and shale. The larger size indicates they were transported and deposited further from the shoreline.
What kind of rock would be most likely to find a fossil sandstone or marble?
Sandstone. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock - which is the only type of rock which can contain fossils.
In what type of sedimentary rock do you think might find fossils?
Most likely, fossils are found in shale, limestone, sandstone, coal, and chert.
Is you put Heat And Pressure On Sandstone you get what?
As sandstone is a sedimentary rock formed from grains of sand over millions of years), applying heat and pressure is likely to pulverise the sandstone.
Is pebble conglomerate likely to have formed farthest from the shoreline?
no it is able to be found way under water
Which rock was most likely formed from pebble sized sediment deposited in shallow water at an ocean shoreline?
conglomerate
Is shale more likely than sand to preserve fossils?
No, shale is a finer-grained rock and will give better preservation than a sandstone.
In which type of rock are fossils least likely to occur?
Fossils would not likely be found in rock other than limestone, sandstone, and shale, or rock such as marble that has morphed from these sedimentary rocks. Fossils can basically be find in most Sedimentary rocks, but not in Igneous rocks because they are formed in volcanoes.
From where a creek runs into a lake and out to the middle of that lake in what order would you most likely find the three basic types of clastic sedimentary rock?
shale in the middle sandstone near the start and conglomerate on the shore
What type of rock are you likely to find a fosil in?
Limestone mostly, sometimes in shale and coal.
Which rock was most likely formed from pebble-sized sediment deposited in shallow water at an ocean shoreline?
Sedimentary rock, possibly conglomerate.
