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Most fossils form in Sedimentary Rock.
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Where are fossils mostly preserved?
Most fossils are found in sedimentary rock, which is the most common type of rock on Earth. Sedimentary rocks form when particles of sediment are deposited by water or wind, and then hardened over time.
What do fossils feel like?
Fossils have layer upon layer of hardened tissue. Therefore they are quite rough in texture where the insides are more malleable. Depending on what the fossil is of some fossils give off a sour aroma. Most of the time animal fossils deteriate at a faster rate than fossils of humans or shells. Fossils are a unique study and I you study them further.
What do fossilized tracks tell you about the reptiles that once lived in the canyon?
Well, the tracks are examples of trace fossils. Trace fossils are not fossils in the traditional sense. Instead, they are fossils of something other than the animal or plant's form, like a animal track or burrow, that tells us an animal has been there.
What is the form that matches the function of structures in living things?
fossils, bones, and some stuff like that
How do fossils form in 5 ways?
Freezing, Amber, Tar seeps, Casts and molds Petrification
Most fossils form in?
Flowers Fossils come out of sedimentary rock. == ==
When do most fossils form?
Fossils form when something dies and it decays over theyears. Thenall you see are the bones. Like dinosaurs bones!
What type of material do most fossils form in?
Sediments. Sedimentary materials.
In what type of rack do most fossils form?
A sedimentary rock called shale.
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.
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
What is fossil form a specific time period?
Index fossils (also known as guide fossils, indicator fossils or zone fossils).
What are the three types of fossils and how they are formed?
Fossils can form from pretty much anything. They normally form from animals fish and objects such as jewelry. Fossils are very unique things and show us what happened in history :) booooooooooggggggggggggiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee mmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn is a fossil as well ;)
Can petrified fossils form when the minerals in water make a copy of the organism?
Yes petrified fossils can form that way :)
What conditions must exist for most fossils to form?
You have to have the dead remains buried quickly and then never distroyed
Which is a factor that prevents us from finding the Precambrian fossils?
most rock form that era are deeply buried.
How did fossils form?
by having a poo
