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Some rocks are old.These sometimes have fossils.This is because the rocks used to be mud.When a inprint is made on the mud and does not get washed away the mud hardends the inprint stays.Years later the inprinted mud turns into a rock.If you get lucky and crack that rock open, the inprint is there.
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∙ 12y agoMetamorphic rocks don't contain fossils. You may find a few distorted fossils in slate but these are only there because some slates are not very highly metamorphosed.
Fossils are found in sedimentary rocks that have not metamorphosed.
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∙ 11y agobecause some animals have died and fossilised in the rock.
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∙ 12y agosedimentary rocks
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What type of rocks can contain fossils on them?
Sedimentary rocks. and metamorphic rocks made form sedimentary rocks.
More often than metamorphic or igneous rocks sedimentary rocks have what?
Sedimentary rocks have numerous fossils
Do many metamorphic rocks have fossils in them?
it shows fossils because when sedimentary rocks are formed waste and decayed matter get cement( crushed ) togather. The change of mineral forms metamorphic rocks, but the fossils will remain in the rocks only the minerals will change. eg Limestone ----- marble. Limestone forms marble which is used to build taj mahal.
Plant and animal fossils are most often found in metamorphic rock?
no they are found in Sedimentary rocks
Why aren't fossils from metamorphic rocks useful?
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What type of rocks can contain fossils on them?
Sedimentary rocks. and metamorphic rocks made form sedimentary rocks.
More often than metamorphic or igneous rocks sedimentary rocks have?
numerous fossils
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.
Do sedimentary rocks contain fossil?
yes fossils are found in sedimentary rocks but not in igneous and metamorphic rocks. hope this helps
More often than metamorphic or igneous rocks sedimentary rocks have what?
Sedimentary rocks have numerous fossils
What do sedimentary rocks have more often than metamorphic or igneous rocks?
Sedimentary rocks have numerous fossils
What types of rocks contain fossils?
Igneous rocks and most metamorphic rocks, of an igneous origin.
What types of stones are most likely to contain fossils?
There are three basic types of rock; sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic. Igneous rocks are formed by volcanic action and don't contain fossils. Sedimentary rocks are formed, usually under water, by eroded material accumulating. Metamorphic rocks are formed when sedimentary rocks are changed by heating and/or pressure. From this, you can see that sedimentary rocks are the most likely to contain fossils, although metamorphic rocks also can contain fossils. Any sedimentary rock can contain fossils, but some make fossil hunting easier. Shales and mudstones are particularly good; chalk is pretty much entirely made of fossils - it's formed of skeletons of small organisms, but its difficult to see the individual fossils.
What is the importance of sedimentary rocks?
They Often Contain fossils.
Do many metamorphic rocks have fossils in them?
it shows fossils because when sedimentary rocks are formed waste and decayed matter get cement( crushed ) togather. The change of mineral forms metamorphic rocks, but the fossils will remain in the rocks only the minerals will change. eg Limestone ----- marble. Limestone forms marble which is used to build taj mahal.
Plant and animal fossils are most often found in metamorphic rock?
no they are found in Sedimentary rocks
What kinds of rocks do you not find fossils in and why?
Igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks, because the intense heat and pressure destroys fossils.
