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well i think its cause the coldness freezes the animals/artifact in rock and or ice The answer is on the top of page 128 Ice and cold temperatures slow down decay.

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Why can you not find fossils in other rocks?

Every rocks have formed in special environment some form by lava and some form in sea, raver and lakes so the rock which is formed inside water so they have fossils of specific environment and the rocks form by lava it was hot so there were no possibility to preserved living organism.


What are some fossils of organisms in some meteorites?

No such thing has ever been found to exist. No fossils have been proven to have been found in meteorites. Some scientists claim that they have found tiny fossils in meteorites from Mars but they can not prove the formations in the rocks aren't naturally occurring.


What fossils are found in sedimentary rock?

The vast majority of visible fossils are marine invertebrates, animals that live in the sea and have no backbone, mostly animals with a hard outer shell. This would include clams, coral, brachiopods, ammonites, and other animals familiar to us, as well as extinct animals like trilobites and crinoids. In some locations the deposits are dominated by fish fossils and more rarely insects.


Do many metamorphic rocks have fossils in them?

it shows fossils because when sedimentary rocks are formed waste and decayed matter get cement( crushed ) togather. The change of mineral forms metamorphic rocks, but the fossils will remain in the rocks only the minerals will change. eg Limestone ----- marble. Limestone forms marble which is used to build taj mahal.


Is Sahara some of the earliest human fossils have been found?

No, the Sahara desert is not where some of the earliest human fossils have been found. The earliest human fossils have been discovered in other parts of Africa, such as the Great Rift Valley and South Africa. The Sahara, being a desert, is not conducive to preserving fossils from this early period.

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How do fossils from in rocks?

Some fossils are not rocks, but they form because there is so much pressure and it blends


How long does it take for bones to fossilize?

The amount of time it takes for fossils to form is 12,000 years and 1.2 million years. Some scientists have stated that it can take 200 years for some fossils to form.


Why can you not find fossils in other rocks?

Every rocks have formed in special environment some form by lava and some form in sea, raver and lakes so the rock which is formed inside water so they have fossils of specific environment and the rocks form by lava it was hot so there were no possibility to preserved living organism.


Where are some fossils found?

Some fossils are found in the sedimentary rocks - along with shells and sediment.


Are fossils found?

fossils are found by scientists. some are even found in deserts


Is Limestone contains fossils?

Some of it does.


What are some petrified fossils?

fish


What two things do fossils need to form and why do only some animals become fossils and not all?

For a deceased animal to fossilize its needs to be covered in sediment right after it passes away. Sediment can included, the sea floor, lava and even sticky tar.


Sentence with the word trace fossils?

a fossil record shows what types of fossils there are


Do tar pits contain fossils?

some do


What replaces a shell in fossils?

inorganic minerals replace the bones and shells in fossils. However, some recent demineralization experiments have indicated that some original connective tissue may remain, even in very old fossils.


Why do tornadoes not happen in Antarctica?

Antarctica is very cold while tornadoes can only form with thunderstorms, which require at least some degree of warm, moist air.