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The kind of rock that you are most likely to find in fossils?
Fossils are most likely to be found in sedimentary rock.
Type of rock in which most fossils are found?
Sedimentary rock is where we look for fossils.
Why are index fossils so important to geologists?
Index fossils are very important to geologists because they identify geological time periods. Index fossils are found within a specific layer of rock- So when one finds the age of the rock layer, that is also the age of the index fossil.
Does sandstone preserve fossils?
No single rock preserves fossils, but they're found mainly in sedimentary rock beds due to the amount of pressure exerted as it layers over millions of years.
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.
The kind of rock that you are most likely to find in fossils?
Fossils are most likely to be found in sedimentary rock.
Type of rock in which most fossils are found?
Sedimentary rock is where we look for fossils.
What is the rock that you are most likely to find fossils in?
Igneous rock
Why are you more likely to find fossils in metomorphic then sedimentay?
You are most likely to find fossils in sedimentary rock.
What is the kind of rock that you are most likely to find fossils in?
Sedimentary rock
Would an evaporate rock be likely to have fossils in it?
Yes
If the same types of fossils are found in two separate rock layer its likely that the two rock layers?
If the same types of fossils are found in two separate rock layers, it's likely that the two rock layers ____.
What sedimentary rock is most likely to have a fossil?
Coquina is the sedimentary rock most likely to contain visible fossils.
What fossils are helpful to geologist because they reveal the relative ages of the rock layers in which they occur?
Those types of fossils are called index fossils.
Which type of rock may contain fossil?
fossils almost allways occur in sedementary rock. this is the only way to get fossils without burning or cruching the fossil. you sometimes get fossils in igneous rock, but this is very rare. igneous rock fossils do not have any actual "fossils" in them, they are just impressions.
Would you be less likely to find fossils in metamorphic rock than in sedimentary rock?
Yes.
If the same types of fossils are found in two separate rock layers it's likely that the two rock layers form what?
If the same types of fossils are found in two separate rock layers, it is likely that the two rock layers are part of one continuous deposit.
