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Think of the layers like leaves of a book. The further you go back in the book is farther back in time. The layers show drought, floods, fires, and other things that happened in time. They are piled on top of each other. So, the further back you go the more apt you are to find fossils. Location also has a great deal to do with it.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt all starts with the mountains. When mountains are first formed, they are tall. They eventually get lowered and round over time. Then the mountain starts to break off and these little bits of rock and sand are called sediments. The sediments end up in the streams/rivers that flow down from the mountains. As the water slows down, sediments settle at the bottom of the lake/oceans they run into. Over time, layers of rock settle this way. Eventually, all the layers of sand and mud at the bottom of lakes/oceans turn into rocks, which are called sedimentary rock.
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∙ 11y agothere is fools gold found in some of them,shell fossils,fishes tails fossils and all kind of other stuff.
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∙ 13y agoFossils are commonly found in limestone, sandstone and shale.
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∙ 14y agoLimestone, shale, sandstone, and chert are the biggies when it comes to fossils.
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∙ 10y agoyounger fossilsare found where
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∙ 10y agosedimentary
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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.
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 are the remains of once living organisms found in sedimentary rock?
fossil
Why are fossils most likely to be found in sedimentary rock samples?
Most fossils are found in sedimentary rock, because igneous and metamorphic rock undergo great heat and pressure when forming, where as sedimentary rocks undergo much less pressure and heat to form, better preserving the fossil
Where can you find the oldest fossils in sedimentary rock layers?
It would be found in the lower layers, rather that younger fossils which are found in the upper layers. ♥
How are sedimentary rock layers used be scientists to learn about the past?
plant and animal fossils are most often found in layers of sedimentary rocks
Fossils are found mainly in- - - rock?
Limestone and sandstone. The rock needs to be one that's formed from sedimentation around the dead animal.
What does the rock cycle have anything to do with fossils?
Sedimentary rocks are rocks that are formed by layers of different things compacting very tightly. These layers can have a lot of different things in them, like fossils. So, sedimentary rocks are partially made up of fossils.
What kind of rocks would you find fossils in and why?
Fossils are found in sedimentary rock because it is layers of sand, rock, and sediments, and the bones fall between the layers where the form into fossil's.
Type of rock in which most fossils are found?
Sedimentary rock is where we look for fossils.
In the Grand Canyons the oldest fossils are found where?
Fossils of armored fish, corals, shellfish, and snails have been found in the Grand Canyon.
How do sedimentary rock layers provide clues to a fossil age?
because fossils are in sedimentary rock
Why are rock layers significant?
if it is a sedimentary rock the fossils get cemented together
Are fossils found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks?
no, fossils are found only in sedimentary rock.
What can you find within layers of sedimentary rock?
As sedimentary rock is deposited at over time, you can find fossils in it.
What type of rocks have fossils found in them?
Fossils are nearly always found in some type of sedimentary rock. Limestone is a sedimentary rock which very commonly contains fossils, as is coal.
