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1. An ancient animal dies and sinks to the bottom of a river
2. Layers of sediments cover the animal's body
3.Over millions of years, the sediment harden to become rock. The animal is preserved as a fossil.
4. The rock erodes. The fossil is exposed on the surface of a rock.
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What conditions must exist for most fossils to form?
You have to have the dead remains buried quickly and then never distroyed
What are the most common types of fossils found in Florida?
The most common four types of fossils are:mold fossils(a fossilized impression made in the substrate - a negative image of the organism)cast fossils(formed when a mold is filled in)trace fossils = ichnofossils(fossilized nests, gastroliths, burrows, footprints, etc.)true form fossils(fossils of the actual animal or animal part).
Where are most the fossil preserved?
The best place to find dinosaur fossils in the world is in the United States. Another place to find dinosaur fossils is in Alberta, Canada. The best place to look for fossils is somewhere where there aren't many plants/trees, like a desert.
Type of rock in which most fossils are found?
Sedimentary rock is where we look for fossils.
The kind of rock that you are most likely to find in fossils?
Fossils are most likely to be found in sedimentary rock.
Most fossils form in?
Flowers Fossils come out of sedimentary rock. == ==
What is the word used to describe the process when energy changes form?
It is most commonly refered to as "Work"
When do most fossils form?
Fossils form when something dies and it decays over theyears. Thenall you see are the bones. Like dinosaurs bones!
What type of material do most fossils form in?
Sediments. Sedimentary materials.
What do most fossils form in?
Most fossils form in Sedimentary Rock.
In what type of rack do most fossils form?
A sedimentary rock called shale.
Why aren't most of the found fossils complete organisms?
because fossils are rare to find and in complete form even more rare only 10% or less out of 100% fossils have been found on earth
What are the three types of fossils and how they are formed?
Fossils can form from pretty much anything. They normally form from animals fish and objects such as jewelry. Fossils are very unique things and show us what happened in history :) booooooooooggggggggggggiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee mmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn is a fossil as well ;)
What conditions must exist for most fossils to form?
You have to have the dead remains buried quickly and then never distroyed
Which is a factor that prevents us from finding the Precambrian fossils?
most rock form that era are deeply buried.
Why are most fossils fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
well because organisms can be preserved in sedimentary rock mispelled
Where is most fossil evidence found?
Fossils are found most commonly in layers of sedimentary rock. This type of rock begins to form when water and wind form layers of sand and silt.
