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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

What are fossil fuels used for?

Fossil fuels are used to generate electricity in our homes and for to power our automobiles and other vehicles and power tools.

Are fossil fuel reusable?

No, fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) can only be used once. For this reason they are called non-renewable sources of energy.

Why are the Eurypterids in these cross sections not useful as index fossils?

The Eurypterids in these cross sections not useful as index fossil because they are only found in certain areas are a long lived organism

How wide is a tar pit?

A tar pit, or more accurately known as an asphalt pit or asphalt lake, is a geological occurrence where subterranean bitumen leaks to the surface, creating a large area of natural asphalt.[1][2]

Why are so many fossils found in the badlands?

because of climate change. Climate change killed the animals that lived there

Would research be amazed to find a 400 million years old fossil of a fish?

yes, becasue it shows how old the fossil really is and the form and shape of it

What describes why the fossil record for invertebrates is fragmentary?

Most invertebrates do not fossilize because of the lack of bones or exoskeleton. Soft tissue rarely fossilizes.

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What is some insect fossils are trapped in this rock made from sap?

Amber, that is hard tree sap is not a rock. Its just really hard. The insects trapped in side are usually ants, termites, butterflies, ticks, and mositoes. However blood-sucking insects rarely contain blood of any animal, even prehistoric animals like dinosaurs.

What is Bureau of Mines Correlation Index?

chemical information is often desirable and can be supplied by means of the correlation

index (CI).

The correlation index, developed by the US Bureau of Mines, is based on the

plot of specific gravity versus the reciprocal of the boiling point in degrees Kelvin

(K = 0C + 273). For pure hydrocarbons, the line described by the constants of

the individual members of the normal paraffin series is given a value of CI = 0

and a parallel line passing through the point for the values of benzene is given as

CI = 100 (Fig. 3.5); thus,

CI = 473.7J - 456.8 + 48, 640/K

where K for a petroleum fraction is the average boiling point determined by the

standard Bureau of Mines distillation method and d is the specific gravity (Gruse

and Stevens, 1960).

What fossils are most useful for correlation tend to be?

Fossils that are the most useful for correlation tend to be found in various types of rocks, are widespread, and easy to recognize. One rock type where fossils are found is sedimentary rocks.

How old is the elliptocephala fossil?

It is between 488 and 542 million years old. It is in the middle epoch of the Cambrian period. It is in the paleozoic era and the phanerozoic eon.

What is the step by step describing the bone remodeling process in the minerals?

describe the bone remodeling process and the minerals involved in that process

Can you polish petrified wood?

Petrified wood is now mineralised and turned into rock. It can be polished but to do this you must treat it as you would when you want to polish a granite worktop, it is a job for a stonemason.

How do you tell age of Salanti achordian?

Take down all the relevent information about the make and model, take a few pictures, then contact the manufacturer, which should also be listed on your accordian, and they can tell you the age.

What percentage of organisms today will become fossils?

1.9 Billion, more depending on the amount of pasta consumed.

Are women's fossil watches water proof?

"Fossil does offer water proof watches for women. All of their watches are built to last and sustain damage including water. They have many different models to choose from, some even more designed to withstand greater resistance."

What were predators of ammonites?

Various aquatic reptiles were predators of ammonites. Fossils of damaged ammonites have been found with teeth marks from Plesiosaurs.

Why aren't the fossils in the Burgess Shale not arranged in an orderly way?

The Burgess Shale fossils are a group of shallow water living creatures which found themselves in an underwater avalanche. The avalanche deposited them in deep water which was probably anoxic, (no oxygen), and this would have killed them in whatever position the avalanche left them.