When an animal with a shell dies, its shell settles at the bottom of the body of water it lived in. Over time, the shell becomes buried with layer after layer of sediments. The sediments may become compacted and undergo the process of lithification, becoming rock.
Yes, seashells can be considered a sediment. When seashells accumulate and compress over time, they can become cemented into sedimentary rock formations such as limestone. This process is part of the sedimentary rock cycle.
A fossil is evidence of an organisms existence, not a type of rock. Most fossils are found in sedimentary rocks.
Coal is the fossil fuel sometimes considered a organic sedimentary rock.
sedimentary
because fossils are in sedimentary rock
A rock that contains fossil seashells was most likely formed as a result of sedimentation.
Not necessarily. While nearly all fossils, including seashells, are found in sedimentary rock, most sedimentary rock does not contain fossils. Even then, those fossils will not necessarily be seashells. If you do find a rock with seashells, though, you can be pretty much guaranteed that it is sedimentary.
You are likely to find embedded seashells in limestone, which is a type of sedimentary rock formed from the accumulation of coral, shells, and other organic material.
Yes, seashells can be considered a sediment. When seashells accumulate and compress over time, they can become cemented into sedimentary rock formations such as limestone. This process is part of the sedimentary rock cycle.
A fossil is any record of an organism preserved in rock, whether it be igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic. Nearly all fossils are discovered in sedimentary rock.
A fossil is evidence of an organisms existence, not a type of rock. Most fossils are found in sedimentary rocks.
Coal is the fossil fuel sometimes considered a organic sedimentary rock.
sedimentary
because fossils are in sedimentary rock
Sedimentary rock is when a fossil is found inside it.
sedimentary
Sedimentary because it's sedimentary i know, prove me wrong!