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What kind of things can be fossilized?
A fossil is the remains, trace or indication of life in the past. So any organism, plant or animal that has a mineral or organic or inorganic matter that is not oxidized before burial can be fossilized along with traces like worm trails or dinosaur footprints, impressions of leaves or rarely of jellyfish. The most common fossils are minerals: shells and bone(calcium carbonate) or silicon dioxide (opal) along with the lignin of plants
Give an example of evidence from land features that suported Wegener's idea of continental drift?
Evidence from land features fossils and ancient climate zones or changes. Many continents are neatly lined up with each other for example Africa's coast lines up with south America's east coast and north American coal beds line up with European coal beds. Many fossils of animals are found on continents that are now separated neither animal could swim that far.The animals are called Mesosaurus and Mesosaurus.Plant fossils are found in Antarctica and are tropical plants which means Antarctica was near the equator at one time. Hope this helped!!!!!!!!!!!!
How old is the oldest plant fossil?
The oldest indications of the existence of real land plants have been found in cores from boreholes in Oman. The plant fossils have been found in the middle Ordovician and are about 475 million years old.
Fossils from this era contain simple aquatic organisms with no evidence of life on land?
The answer is Proterozoic.
What fossils did Alfred wegener find and where?
The fossils of animals were found the three different continents, but no animal could've swam that far across the salt water, so there had to be another way. Also, the plant fossil glossopteris was discovered in Antarctica, where no plants could live.
If you found ocean fish fossils below land animals fossils what would that tell you?
It would tell you that an ocean once existed there and then withdrew.
When scientist find fish fossils buried in deserts what do you think scientist might infer from such a find?
Probably because the land where the fish fossils are found was once under the sea.
Why fish eggs do not have thick hard shells?
Land dwelling animal's eggs have shells (hard or soft) to keep them from drying out. Fish eggs don't need shells because being in water they won't dry out.
Why are shell fossils found on dry land millions of years later?
the oceans receded
Why would the fossils of an ocean fish found on two diffrent continents would not be good evidence of continental drift?
Fossil of an ocean fish found on two different continents would not be good evidence of continental drift because Fossils of land animals are a better piece of evidence of continental drift than fish.
Oldest fossils been found on?
Australia has three billion year old exposed land.
What fossils are most likely to be found in rocks?
Fossils of marine animals like ammonites, trilobites, and brachiopods are commonly found in sedimentary rocks. Plant fossils such as leaves, stems, and pollen are typically found in rocks as well. Fossils of dinosaurs and other land-dwelling animals are more commonly found in sedimentary rocks that were formed in terrestrial environments.
Explain why human fossils are not found in coal?
Fossils of the same species of land mammals have been found on separate land masses. Coal fields in the Americas and Europe share many similarities and it is highly possible that they were once connected to form a large coal field.
What country can you find flying fish in?
You dont find flying fish in any country. This is because flying fish are found in the sea not on land.
How can fossils help show that continental drift happened?
It can help show that continental drift happened, if you find the same fossils on different continents. This would mean that the continents had to be close together if the fossils are found on land.
Are dinosaur fossils ever found on the north pole?
No. Under the north pole is seafloor. Dinosaurs were land-dwellers
What geological period has the oldest terrestrial insect fossils found in rocks?
The oldest terrestrial insect fossils are found in rocks dating back to the Devonian Period, approximately 400 million years ago. These fossils provide insight into the early evolution and diversification of insects on land.
