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Explain how the formation of fossils provides a chronological record of past life forms?
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∙ 11y ago
The fossil record provides scientists with a time lapsed view of plant and animal life. Scientists are then able to use carbon dating and scientific inquiry to determine when each type of plant and animal species lived.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agodepending of the density of the bones from the thousads of years under the ground they can tell the age from how much the bones have flanted
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How do creationists explain fossils?
They think it has too many gaps in it to explain anything, even though biologist have proven many, many things with fossils.
Why do fossils form?
Organic things get buried in locations favourable for the formation of fossils (stream deltas, ocean floor.) The mud (or whatever) forms a hard cast about the thing. The thing then decomposes and gets flushed away. The hole fills with a mineral the local water is rich in. This is a fossil.
How would you explain a horizontal sedimentary rock layer containing Cambrian fossils lying on top of a rock layer containing Ordovician fossils?
The Adirondack rocks have been both severely folded and sheared by ductile deformation and shattered by brittle.
Explain why wood is a fuel but not a fossil fuel?
Wood is a fuel as it can provide energy by burning. But, it is not formed by fossils and hence not called a fossil fuel.
Do fossil form in shale or halite?
Fossils could form in shale. Halite is table salt, a mineral with a crystalline structure that is not compatible with understood fossil formation methods.
The fossil record refers to?
A chronological order of all the fossils ever found.
How does the environment affect the formation of fossils?
the environment can rain a lot and fossils can not become fossils when theres a lot of water around
What is sunderlands formation?
The Sunderland River Formation is a geologic formation in Nunavut. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
How fossils are layered?
We Find fossils Inside the Mud or soils deep end... The more deep ... The more you get fossils The more Near.. The less chances or formation of Fossils..
Where does the allosaurus come from?
Allosaurus fossils have been found in the Morrison Formation of western North America, the Lourinhã Formation of Portugal, and the Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania. Their fossils date to between 155 and 150 million years ago.
How can you explain the fossils after continental drift?
the same fossils were found on different continents
Where is the most common place to find ankylosaurus fossils?
Ankylosaurus fossils have been found in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana, the Lance Formation of Wyoming, and the Scollard Formation of Alberta, Canada. Where they are most common specifically I don't know.
How did the creationists explain buried fossils?
how god explain buried fossil
Why fossils support the theory of continental movement?
explain how fossils support the theory of continental movement
Which effect of weathering is useful to plants and animals?
bwcause it is the formation of fossils
Where in Alberta did ankylosaurus live?
In Alberta, Ankylosaurus fossils have been found in the Scollard Formation. The Scollard Formation is located about halfway between the cities of Edmonton and Calgary. The Scollard Formation also holds fossils of other dinosaurs, such as T-rex, Triceratops, and Pachycephalosaurus.
Where are the fossils of the dinosaur apatosaurus found?
All known Apatosaurus fossils have been found in the Morrison Formation of the western USA. Fossils are known from Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Utah.
