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What types of strata rocks and fossils would've been found in West Virginia 100 million years ago?
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Where are the earliest fossils found?
In undisturbed strata, the oldest fossils will be the deepest from the surface.
What is the position in which fossils and rocks are placed in strata?
sideways
Fossils found in the lowest geological strata are gerenally the most?
primitive
What are the types of rock that contain fossils?
sedimentary rocks
How can fossils be used to date the rock in the strata?
Because index fossils are useful because they tell the relative ages of the rock layers in which they occur. They also tell what year they were made.
Where are the earliest fossils found?
In undisturbed strata, the oldest fossils will be the deepest from the surface.
What is the position in which fossils and rocks are placed in strata?
sideways
How many fossils can be found per strata?
Acording to Lineux's theroy its only 5.7 fossils.
Which conclusion may be made when comparing fossils found in previously undisturbed strata of sedimantary rock?
the fissils in the upper strata are younger than thos in the lower strata.
Was there weed in dinosaur age?
Canabis sativa fossils are not known from mesozoic strata.
Fossils found in the lowest geological strata are gerenally the most?
primitive
How do you Think the scientists knew Thai iridium had first appeared at about the time the dinosaurus died out?
By knowing which strata it was found and the rate of the strata's being laid down. finding fossils in that same strata.
What are the types of rock that contain fossils?
sedimentary rocks
What is true about fossils in the same rock layer or strata?
Based on the Law of Superposition, the most recent fossils would be in the top strata, the oldest in the bottom.
How can fossils be used to date the rock in the strata?
Because index fossils are useful because they tell the relative ages of the rock layers in which they occur. They also tell what year they were made.
How do you distinguish rock strata by geologic composition?
Sedimentary rock strata is distinguished by its particle size and composition (the minerals present in the rock), as well as the presence of index fossils.
Are fossils found in the lowest geological strata generally primitive?
Not necessarily primitive, but definitely older.
