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Fossils of fungi are rare due to fungis?
Their composition of soft materials.
Would you find dinosaur fossils in a rock that is 250 million years old?
Yes, it is possible to find dinosaur fossils in rocks that are 250 million years old because dinosaurs lived during the Mesozoic Era, which began around 252 million years ago. Fossils of early dinosaurs or their relatives could potentially be found in rocks from this time period.
How are amber fossils the same from regular fossils?
Amber fossils are preserved in hardened tree resin, while regular fossils are preserved in rocks. Both types of fossils capture the remains of ancient organisms, providing important insights into the past. Amber fossils often preserve delicate details and even soft tissues due to the protective properties of the resin, making them particularly valuable for scientific study.
Why are bird fossils rare?
Bird fossils are rare because birds have hollow bones which are fragile and easily destroyed after their death. Additionally, birds are often scavenged by other animals soon after they die, further reducing the chances of their remains being preserved and fossilized. Finally, birds tend to live in environments that are not conducive to fossilization, such as forests or open water.
Are fossils quite rare?
Yes, fossils are relatively rare because specific conditions are needed for the preservation of organic material over millions of years. Factors like rapid burial, lack of oxygen, and the presence of minerals play a crucial role in the formation of fossils. Due to these requirements, many organisms never fossilize, making the discovery of fossils a rare event.
When did corals evolve?
Although corals first appeared in the Cambrian period, some 542 million years ago, fossils are extremely rare until the Ordovician period, 100 million years later, when rugose and tabulate corals became widespread.
Precambrian are fossils yes or no?
Precambrian is a geologic period that extends as back as 4.500 million years ago. Fossils are very rare from that period of time.
Why did the Ediacara fauna thrive during the Cambrian Period even though they were immobile?
They didn't thrive in the Cambrian, they are very rare and not necessarily the same biologically as the forms in the Precambrian. Soft bodied preservation in the Ediacaran style occurs throughout the Phanerozoic, but becomes increasingly rare after the Cambrian- perhaps due to disturbance of bedding surfaces by metazoans, but there are many other possibilities.
How are fossils rare in preCambrian rocks?
The Cambrian Era saw the arrival of species that had skeletons or at least carapaces. Prior to this, there were indeed soft-bodied animals such as worms and jellyfish, but these type of tissue do not preserve well, and in addition they are very prone to scavenging by bacteria and so on.
What is the code for rare fossils for DSI?
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Why aren't most of the found fossils complete organisms?
because fossils are rare to find and in complete form even more rare only 10% or less out of 100% fossils have been found on earth
Do you dig to find fossils on Pokemon sapphire?
Yes. I found 3completely rare fossils by digging.
Can a pregnancy happen a week before the period is due?
you really can get pregnant at any given time even if your on your period its rare but can happen...
Fossils of fungi are rare due to fungis?
Their composition of soft materials.
Does lamprophyre form fossils?
A lamprophyre is a type of ultramafic intrusive igneous rock. It is very rare for fossils to be formed in igneous rocks (and they usually only form as mold fossils in extrusive deposits). As such fossils will not form in lamprophyres.
According to the fossil record how many years ago did life first seem to appear on Earth?
The Cambrian Explosion, a period between about 540 and 530 million years ago when many major animal groups appeared in the fossil record. This is when animals first developed hard shells and skeletons, so they became much more easily fossilised. Nobody is quite sure what caused the Cambrian Explosion, but increased oxygen levels in the air after the melting of a huge ice age around 600 million years ago may have led to an increase in the size of animals in the oceans; in turn they developed skeletons and shells to support their larger bodies. The evolution of predators may have inspired prey animals to develop shells, as well. We do have fossils before the Cambrian Explosion, but these are simple, soft-bodied, small and rare, so the origins of animals are still shrouded in mystery.
Why is it difficult to study the origin of birds based on fossils?
because the fossilization process rarely preserves soft tissues and the fossils that do are very rare.
