What are the different types of fossils? + Example - Socratic
2018年3月26日 · The different types of fossils include: Petrified fossils Molds fossils Casts fossils Carbon films Preserved remains Trace fossils Each of them form in different ways... Petrified …
Why are sedimentary rocks the only rock type to contain fossils?
2014年12月19日 · See below. Well, as you know, there are three types of rocks. There are igneous rocks metamorphic rocks sedimentary rocks. Let's think about all of them and why …
How does a carbon film fossil form? - Socratic
2018年1月11日 · Carbon film fossils are formed from the carbon residue of a soft-bodied organism that has been buried in sediment. Most of the body or any organism is made of …
How do index fossils help determine age of rock layers?
2015年12月3日 · index fossils of the same type of organism are nearly the same age Index fossils are fossils of organisms that lived during only one short period of time. A layer rock with an …
Fossils - Earth Science - Socratic
Examples of trace fossils are foot prints, impression of leaves on soil, tubes left by worms, Any evidence of the existence of living things is a trace fossil. An unusable example of a trace …
What are transitional fossils and why are they important to
2017年1月11日 · Transitional fossils are believed to be the preserved evidence of transitional forms of organisms, the so called missing links which provide support to the theory of descent …
What is the rock that never has fossils in it? - Socratic
2017年10月29日 · Metamorphic rocks rarely contain fossils, but may at one time have contained fossils. Under high temperatures and pressures involved in metamorphism, fossils are usually …
How can fossils be used to determine the relative ages of
2015年11月4日 · The deeper a fossil is found, the older the rock layer it is found in. deposition has been occurring on earth for a very long time. as time goes by, more deposits form layers on …
Sedimentary Rocks - Earth Science - Socratic
Well, as you know, there are three types of rocks. There are . igneous rocks; metamorphic rocks; sedimentary rocks. Let's think about all of them and why some can contain fossils, but the …
What kind of rock are you most likely to find fossils in?
2017年3月8日 · Sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary rock has the most fossils. Recall that sedimentary rock is created as layers of sediment pile on one another and are compressed …
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