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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.

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What types of rocks contain fossils?

Igneous rocks and most metamorphic rocks, of an igneous origin.


What do sedimentary rocks have more often than metamorphic or igneous rocks?

Sedimentary rocks often have visible layers or bedding, which are less common in metamorphic or igneous rocks. Sedimentary rocks also tend to contain fossils, as they are formed from the accumulation of sediments. Additionally, sedimentary rocks are more likely to be composed of minerals that are common in the Earth's crust.


Why are most fossils found in sedimentary rock such as shall and limestone rather than igneous and metamorphic rock?

Because Igneous Rocks was made from magma or lava and Sedimentary Rocks are made found underwater where a bunch of rubbish is lying around and they add them together and Metamorphic Rocks were either from Igneous or Sedimentary Rocks so they could also be filled with fossils.


Which type of rock igneous or metamorphic contains fossils?

Metamorphic rocks do not typically contain fossils, as the intense heat and pressure involved in their formation often destroy any remnants of organic matter. Igneous rocks are formed from molten material and do not contain fossils. Sedimentary rocks, which form from the accumulation and compression of sediments, are the type of rock that commonly contain fossils.


Name the 3 kinds of rocks?

The three main types of rocks are igneous, formed from cooling lava or magma; sedimentary, formed from compressed layers of sediment; and metamorphic, formed from existing rocks that undergo high heat and pressure.

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Do sedimentary rocks contain fossil?

yes fossils are found in sedimentary rocks but not in igneous and metamorphic rocks. hope this helps


Which which mars rock contains fossils sedimentary igneous or metamorphic sedementary igneous or metamorphic.?

There is currently no confirmed evidence of fossils on Mars. Sedimentary rocks are usually associated with the formation and preservation of fossils on Earth, so if fossils were to be found on Mars, they would likely be in sedimentary rocks.


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 do sedimentary rocks have more often than metamorphic or igneous rocks?

Sedimentary rocks often have visible layers or bedding, which are less common in metamorphic or igneous rocks. Sedimentary rocks also tend to contain fossils, as they are formed from the accumulation of sediments. Additionally, sedimentary rocks are more likely to be composed of minerals that are common in the Earth's crust.


Which rocks contain fossils sedimentary or igneous?

sedimentry


More often than metamorphic or igneous rocks sedimentary rocks have what?

Sedimentary rocks have numerous fossils


Why are most fossils found in sedimentary rock such as shall and limestone rather than igneous and metamorphic rock?

Because Igneous Rocks was made from magma or lava and Sedimentary Rocks are made found underwater where a bunch of rubbish is lying around and they add them together and Metamorphic Rocks were either from Igneous or Sedimentary Rocks so they could also be filled with fossils.


What are the types of rock that contain fossils?

Sedimentary rocks, such as limestone, sandstone, and shale, are the most common types of rocks that contain fossils. Fossils are formed when the remains of plants and animals are buried in sediment and eventually become preserved in rock over time. Igneous and metamorphic rocks typically do not contain fossils.


Which type of rock igneous or metamorphic contains fossils?

Metamorphic rocks do not typically contain fossils, as the intense heat and pressure involved in their formation often destroy any remnants of organic matter. Igneous rocks are formed from molten material and do not contain fossils. Sedimentary rocks, which form from the accumulation and compression of sediments, are the type of rock that commonly contain fossils.


What might sedimentary rock contain that igneous rocks would not?

FOSSILS.


Why can’t fossils be formed in metamorphic rock and only in sedimentary rocks and igneous rocks as they cool?

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