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Fossil records. Next time look in your textbook.
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How do the fossils in rock layers help scientists identify the age of the rock?
well the fossils are trace fossils so we are gonna have too go with trace fossils cause it seems like it knows were it is located the print and the hard rock that has been some places for millions and millions of years.
What are scientists that study fossils called?
They are generally called palaeontologists.
What are two common tools that scientists use when cleaning fossils?
bacon
What do scientists use to mark boundaries in the geologic time scale?
I'm thinking it's index fossils because index fossils tell when or how old the layer it was found in. If that's what your asking.
What do we call the scientist who studies all types of fossils?
Scientists who study fossils are known as paleontologists.Scientists who study fossils are known as paleontologists. A paleontologist who studies dinosaurs may be a vertebrate paleontologist or a macro paleontologist.
All fossils that scientists have collected create the?
Fossil record..... which is all of the fossils collected over mil lions over years also..they havent ever started it over
How do scientists know that mollusks lived in Earth's oceans about 540 millions years ago?
fossils
How do scientists use similarities in early development as evidence for evolution?
By examining fossils and by determining their relative and absolute ages, scientists have collected evidence that supports the theory that species changed over time.
How do fossils help scientist?
Fossils help scientists by leaving a record for scientists to use. Fossils can help show a scientist which type of animal was living in an area during a certain time. This gives scientists a better idea of what that area was like hundreds of millions of years ago all the way through today.
Why is burning of fossils is a concern for scientists?
Because the burning of fossils is a pollution to the air & our environment & that's why its a concern for the scientists
What are scientists who study fossils?
Paleontologist.
What scientists who study fossils.?
Paleontologist.
How do the fossils in rock layers help scientists identify the age of the rock?
well the fossils are trace fossils so we are gonna have too go with trace fossils cause it seems like it knows were it is located the print and the hard rock that has been some places for millions and millions of years.
Why have fossils been useful to scientists?
Fossils show scientists how the animals and plants of the past looked and gives them an idea of how they might have interacted.
How are sedimentary rock used by scientists to learn about the past?
Sedimentary rock layers are used by scientist help learn by the texture and shapes
Are fossils found?
fossils are found by scientists. some are even found in deserts
Describe the sequence of events that led scientists to finally accept the idea of continental drift?
the first thing that happened was the scientists accepted the fossils then the fossils were formed, finally the fossils were made
