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How mountains on land can be composed of rock that contain fossils of animals that lived in ocean?
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∙ 14y ago
Uplift of sedimentary layers caused be continental drift and collisions push the oceanic fossils skyward.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoyesbecause if u had every heard of the story that earth was flooded so now when it was flooded fishes got up there to and died in the mountains
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What is the difference between fossils and fossils fuels?
Fossils are the remains of plants and animals, and fossil fuels are decomposed plants and animals that form coal, oil, and natural gas.
What is the type of rocks which contain fossil fuels?
I think they're found in the fossils of dead animals or plants.
Does sandstone contain fossils?
Yes, sedimentary rock contains many fossils mainly because they can be gently cover with sediment and preserve the fossils.
Can sandstone contain fossils?
Yes, in fact it commonly does. :)
What types of rocks contain fossils?
Igneous rocks and most metamorphic rocks, of an igneous origin.
Do igneous rocks usually contain fossils?
Igneous rock is composed of lava or magma that has cooled and solidified. Fossils are only found within the various strata of sedimentary rock.
What do fossils contain?
fossils
Did the Archeozoic era contain rocks loaded with fossils of land animals?
yes but they were mostly destroyed
Does sedimentary contain fossils?
dose sedeimentry contain fossils
What evidence do you have that mountains were once part of the ocean floor?
Some were, some were not. Those that were will have sea fossils of plants and animals.
What type of rock will most likely contain the fossils of animals that once lived in the ocean?
sedimentary rock
What is the difference between chalk and coal?
Chalk is a rock composed of animal fossils and coal is a rock composed of plant fossils.
What elements do plant and animal fossils contain?
Animal fossils contain hydroxyapatite from bones.Plants contain carbon.
What do human fossils always contain?
fossils
Are fern fossils considered animals?
Fern fossils come from ferns. Ferns are plants, not animals. Hence, fern fossils are plants, not animals.
Are all fossil animals dinosaurs?
No not all fossils animals are dinosaurs. They still are snail fossils and other fossils.
Why do plants and animals do not become fossils?
why do you think many animals and plants did not become fossils
