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List of rocks consisting fossils

5 years ago in By Divya

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I’m pursuing my research career in geochemistry. Can someone provide me with a list of rocks that consists fossils?

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By Mayur Desai Answered 5 years ago

Limestone consists fossils of shelled sea creatures. Entire community of microorganism and reef formations are preserved in limestone. Conglomerate and breccia rocks consists fossils. Fossils found in these rocks include sponges, brachiopods and gastropods.

By Raghav V Answered 5 years ago

Hey Divya. Occasionally fossils are found in igneous rocks. Also sandstone consists fossils of trilobites, brachiopods,plants and crustaceans. For more information visit http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/fossils/history/met-ig.htm.

By nadeemimi Answered 5 years ago

Divya, you can check https://www.americangeosciences.org/education/k5geosource/content/fossils/in-what-types-of-rocks-do-fossils-form or https://socratic.org/questions/why-are-sedimentary-rocks-the-only-rock-type-to-contain-fossils.

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