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Why are the oldest fossils often found very deep in the ground?
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∙ 12y ago
because over time the earth bilds up covering the rock
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Fossils are most often found in?
sand or under ground doesnt matter
How often is fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
not that often
What sedimentary rock often has fossils?
Paleontologists are looking for fossils in sedimentary rock.
Are fossils often found in sedimentary rocks?
yes
Name of the oldest fossil found in Australia?
The oldest fossils in Australia are 3.5 billion year old stromatolites. Stromatolites are layered accretions of prokaryotic microbes, most often made up of photosynthetic organisms. Stromatolites still live in Australia today.
Where is a fossil found?
Fossils can be found almost anywhere where the rocks are old enough and conditions in their deposition were right. Generally fossils are found in sedimentary rocks, often where there used to be lakes or shallow seas.
Plant and animal fossils are most often found in metamorphic rock?
no they are found in Sedimentary rocks
Why are shark teeth often found as fossils but impressions of jellyfish are rarely found?
Because shark teeth are hard enough to be fossilized
Why shark teeth are often found as fossils but impression of jellyfish are rarely found?
Because shark teeth are hard enough to be fossilized
What is something that paleontologist often find in sedimentary rocks?
they study first the soil composition of the ground check for valuable minerals and geographic chemicals which will be analyzed if the soil has a huge possibility to have an bones and fossils. this process may be skipped if a local community did find some bones there. the next step would be carefully digging the bones in there.
Why is gold often found as a metal in the ground?
Metals found native in the ground are metals which are so unreactive that they are still found unchanged or "native"
Where are theropods found most often?
under the ground....they're a dinosaur.
