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How can ancient coral reef fossils can be found high in the mountains far from any sea?
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Coral is lifted with the ancient seafloor during huge tectonic and volcanic events which literally push entire mountain ranges from below sea level to their present form. For instance, a good portion of the U.S. state of Northern California (in which I live) called the Sierra Nevada Mountains are a product of the very same upheaval event mentioned.
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Does coral live in fresh water?
Coral lives in tropucal and sub-tropical areas. They are found in saltwater, not freahwater.
Why are so many creatures with shells found as fossils?
because they are found by waters edge
Would You find fossils in quartz?
Quartz is a mineral not a rock. Fossils can be found associated with quartz in sedimentary rock not inside the quartz.
What are the properties of sandstone?
Sandstone is grainy, porous, and can be found to contain fossils.
Can infertile soil found be at the base of mountains?
no
Have found fossils on the top of mountains what do they infer?
Large plate tectonics or the fossils had wings.
Can fish fossils be found on mountains?
not likely but it can happen ... if there is a tsunami
Why are sea creatures found in mountains?
Do you mean alive or dead (fossils)?
Is a petoskey stone a sedimentary rock?
Yes, a Petoskey stone is a type of sedimentary rock. It is formed from the remains of ancient coral reefs found in freshwater deposits in Michigan, USA. The stone is composed of fossilized coral, which gives it its distinct pattern.
Where are fossils commonly found?
FOSSILS according to scientist fossils are most likely to be found in the united states (caves mountains and lots of other places) u might fall and trip on one
What is one reason why fossils are found in the Ural Mountains?
Some scientists believed that a great flood left the fossils on Ural mountains. Other scientists believed that there were subcontinents that collide with each other creating the mountains by pushing the tectonic plates up.
What are the clues to what ancient climates were like?
There are many clues to what ancient climates were like. One of them include what fossils are found in an area.
Why are so many fossils found in Alberta?
The Canadian province of Alberta is a treasure trove of ancient fossils. Thousands of dinosaur bones have been found in the rolling plains of the area. Alberta was an ancient sea bed. This likely accounts for the large amount of fossils.
What are fossils commonly found in?
Fossils are the remains of an animal that have been preserved in rock. This process is called fossilization. They are commonly found all over the world, but many fossils are found where ancient seas that have dried up, like the Badlands. Other fossils are found where an animal died and was eventually buried under fossilized dirt, mud, or even sand. any creature with an exoskeleton or endoskeleton can be fossilized. But most creatures in the Precambrian and Archean Periods were not fossilized because of their lack of a skeleton. Jellyfish will also just dissolve when dead.
How can rocks on high mountains have fossils?
The material on the mountains was not always up there. Mountains are generally created by what is called uplift. And places that were under water and then had remains laid down and fossilized can be uplifted through long periods of time to create mountains. The fossils are then found up there in the mountains. The geologic process is fairly well understood and modeled by geologists.
Where would you find a rock with fossils in it?
You can find rocks that are sedimentary rocks which are found in mountains, rivers and near the seashores.
Is nothofagus found in Antarctica?
Recent not, but it is found there extensivly in ancient strata of Maastrichtian as pollen fossils (Dettmann et al 1990).
