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Why do you thank fossils are found near areas where there used to be water?
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∙ 12y ago
because most fossils are sea creatures, that are by the sea :)
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Does fossils support wegeners theory?
Yes, because he found fossils from a fresh water lizard, in two different continents separated by salt water.
What are found in fresh and salt water that make glass like boxes which form fossils?
Materials
What kind of habitat that is most likely to be rich in fossils?
According to experts, the best environments to search for fossils are places near rocks or deserts. Most fossils are preserved in these areas.
Why aren't the fossils in the Burgess Shale not arranged in an orderly way?
The Burgess Shale fossils are a group of shallow water living creatures which found themselves in an underwater avalanche. The avalanche deposited them in deep water which was probably anoxic, (no oxygen), and this would have killed them in whatever position the avalanche left them.
Why are mosses usually found in moist areas?
Moss is a plant, and that certain species of moss you are referring to needs lots of water.
What type of water are fossils mostly found in?
Fossils are not found in water, but rather in the sediment deposits which includes the bottom of a body of water. Fossils are especially prevalent in shallow marine environments where they may become well preserved.
Does fossils support wegeners theory?
Yes, because he found fossils from a fresh water lizard, in two different continents separated by salt water.
How can fossils be found on all continents?
dinos die then they float across the water
Some names of fossils that have been found?
Many of these fossils have been found in deserted plains but lot of water to sustain life. Many think that dinosaurs didn't live of water but instead of other material
What are found in fresh and salt water that make glass like boxes which form fossils?
Materials
Which piece of evidence did wegener use to support his theory on continental drift?
Because he found fossils of plants that has heavy seeds and cant travel with seeds across oceans on a lot of the continents that are separated by oceans. Also, he found an oceanic animal that is only fresh water on parts of land that are separated by salt water. The fossils of the fern like plant was called Glossopteris
Why are sedimentary rocks the only rocks with fossils?
Fossils are the hard remnant material of living organisms and hard evidence can be found from the fossils of early phanerozoic. During the early stages of formation of the earth it is supposed to consist of Igneous rocks only. Refer to the major processes of fossilization and it is found that fossils are usually related to areas nearby streams and basins (organisms require water for survival) and hence the only form of rocks can be sedimentary. In the case of metamorphic rock the remnants cannot sustain temp. and pressure changes and deform leaving no traces.
How do dinosaur fossils give evidence to a worldwide flood?
Many fossils found in arid or desert places are embedded in rock that is usually found under water. This proves that there must have been a lot more oceanic coverage in the past.
Are Trilobites found in fresh water salt water or dry land?
Salt water. They may have possibly lived in fresh water. However, no fresh water fossils of trilobites have ever been recorded nor found. They were oceanic creatures :)
Why are Rainforests and Rivers and Coastal areas not a good place to look for fossils?
the large amount of water causes rapid decay of dead organisms
Are fossils in rocks?
FOSSILS are found in sedimentary rocks. sedimentary because the rocks have been under water for over millions years and build layers till it made a cliff. THIS IS ROCK CYCLE
Is a cattail in the desert?
Cattails would only be found in areas in the desert with permanent water. They are not common in the desert because such areas of water are rare.
