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Fossils
This category is for questions about the bones, fragments, imprints, and other remainders from a different time. The questions and answer you will find here are history set in stone -- our past, immortalized in solid rock. You will also be able to find questions pertaining to the locations of these fossils, how you might identify them, and how they were formed.
3,454 Questions
How does the fossils record arganize fossils?
The fossil record is thought to organize things in age order with the older rocks behind at the bottom and newer rocks being at the top.
What can songs tell us about the past?
Songs can tell us all sorts of things about the past. They can tell us all kinds of important information about history and special events.
What are the two types of metamorphic rock?
The two classifications of metamorphic rock are foliated and non-foliated:
1. Foliated metamorphic rock such as gneiss display banding and regrouping of its mineral constituents as a result of enormous pressures and heat. The banding forms perpendicularly to the direction of pressure. The pressure is usually related to tectonic plate collisions. Schist is another type of foliated rock that exhibits thin layering of micaceous minerals, once again due to pressure and heat. The difference between these two types of foliated rock lies in the rock from which they were derived.
2. Non-foliated metamorphic rock such as quartzite and marble do not display the banding or layering that are present in foliated rocks. This is because their parent rock was usually sedimentary and more pure in mineral composition than the parent rocks of foliated rocks.
Metamorphic rock can also be classified as regional (from broad processes such as plate tectonics) or contact (from proximity to an invading heat source).
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Why are the la brea tar pits so important?
The La Brea Tar Pits preserved the bodies of thousands of animals, mainly during the Ice Age. It allows us to research the bodies of these animals.
The discovery of a Trilobite fossil suggests that the area where you are hiking was once covered by ocean or sea since Trilobites were marine organisms that existed millions of years ago. It indicates that the region has undergone significant geological changes over time, such as the movement of tectonic plates or the rising and falling of sea levels. Additionally, the presence of this fossil can provide insights into the prehistoric climate and environment of the area.
What is one of the oldest known villages?
As of 2008, the oldest known farming village was found in Egypt. The site is over 7,000 years old and raised sheep, goats, pigs, wheat, and barley. The site is fifty miles west of Cairo. Faiyum Oasis is the oldest known village. This is located in Egypt.
How are amber fossils different from regular fossils?
Amber is fossilized tree resin, while most fossils are made from the remains of organisms.
How can a fossil freshwater reptile be found both in Brazil and Africa?
The world used to be very different. It used to be covered in water, allowing animals to swim to different continents. Either the animal died and sunk, or was stranded by the reducing waters and died that way. :)
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Where can you use the fossil in Pokemon sapphire?
Go to rustboro city and go inside the Devon corp in there go upstairs and you will see a bunch of lab guys talk to the ones on the bottom until you find the one who says he has a resurrection machine let him have the fossil leave the corp come back and talk to him again and he will give you the revived Pokemon from the fossil either lileep or anorith.
Why are fossils important to earths history as a planet?
Fossils aren't but the life that made them is.
Why are meekoceras considered the youngest fossil?
i think it is considered the youngest it came after the crinoid stem and than the spirifer fossil also the neospirifer fossil than the acanthoscaphites fossil with meekoceras fossels
What type of rock in which a paleontologist would probably find fossils?
The paleontologist would probably find sedimentary rock, but if you mean like a specific type of rock like a limestone or something the paleontologist would find hundreds of different types of rocks not just one type.
Would horseshoe crabs be useful as an index fossils?
No,
Index fossils are used to date certain rock layers where the fossil is found. So it's usefull when you can find a certain index fossil only in a small period of time. So you can get the most precise dating for the rock layer.
Horseshoe crabs are known as a 'living fossil', the first fossils of horse shoe crabs are found 450 millions years ago.
So when you find a fossil of a horse shoe crab in a rock or sediment, you can't say anything about the age of the rock.
Fern fossil found in Africa Australia India south America and antarctica?
The discovery of Glossopteris supports Wegner's continental drift by sowing that the continents were once put together but drifted apart over time. This is how Glossopteris was found on 5 different continents.
What is difference between a fossil and a brick?
A brick is an object made by people for use in construction.
A fossil is a remnant, cast, or impression preserved in stone or coal of an animal or plant that died millions of years ago.
Cover fossil turn into in Pokemon?
Yes, take it to Nacrene city's museum and speak to the man at the counter on your right just after you enter. He will revive fossil pokemon, Cover Fossils become Tortuega.
Who are some famous archaeologists that dig up fossils?
One of the most famous archaeologist was Howard Carter who discovered the tomb of King Tut.
What can you do with the helix fossil and the old amber in Pokemon leaf green?
you bring it to cinnabar city then go to the house at the bottom left and check each room i think it's is the last room talk to the guy in the top right corner the give him a fossil after you leave the room go back in and talk to him he will give you a Pokemon.
Yes it is the scientist in the room to the far Right of the massive building...
