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 …
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 …
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 does it mean when fossils of the same species are found on ...
2016年2月6日 · This is usually taken to be evidence for plate tectonic movement of the contents. Earth's plates have been in motion for over 3 billion years. They move at a very slow rate - …
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 …
How do fossils provide evidence for the history of life?
2017年11月26日 · Fossils are a record of living things preserved in rock layers, Fossils are the remains or evidence of living things. fossils can be actual preserved organic material ( amber, …
How does the fossil record support the theory of continental drift ...
2017年2月15日 · The idea that continental drift has taken place came up primarily because of study of fossils discovered from different corners of earth. The word 'fossil' was coined more …
What is the law of superposition and how can it be used to
2018年5月28日 · The law of superposition is that the youngest rock is always on top and the oldest rock is always on the bottom. so the relative ages came be arranged by the depth of the …
How do fossils show evidence of evolution? + Example - Socratic
2016年9月27日 · Fossils are of many types and some are whole preserved organisms, some are impressions, while others are mold, etc. Whatever they are, they always throw light on …