2006-12-27 06:58:43 · 12 answers · asked by curiousape 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it would mean you are posting this question in the wrong section.
2006-12-27 07:00:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That the tetonic plates that form the earth's crust have moved in such a way the fossil was turned to appear to be upright.
2006-12-27 15:01:35 · answer #2 · answered by Kailee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely the rock shifted from a position where the fossil was horizontal. It isn't impossible for a fossil to form vertically, though.
2006-12-27 15:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you believe nothing-fossils are usually only found in sedimentary rock which was formerly soft sand or mud so whatever position the animal died in is how it's fossilised bones will remain as the sedimentary rock is formed.
2006-12-27 15:01:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably they fell into a viscous swamp or some pitch before they died that way. The other options posted with regards to later tilting or metamorphism would have destroyed the fossil.
2006-12-27 15:39:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say that a meteor hit the earth and they were covered in dust buried alive standing upright, but thats just a guess
2006-12-27 15:01:30 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would mean that the creature died in the flood of Noah, and the different strata of earth were laid down in a short period of time, rather than over millions of years.
2006-12-27 15:04:17 · answer #7 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would mean that it was found upright.
2006-12-27 15:06:05 · answer #8 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would mean the same thing as if they were found lying down, that they were at some point in time on earth
2006-12-27 15:03:11 · answer #9 · answered by dlin333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were buried extremely quick,and didn't die off one at a time.If everyone thought that they were buried quick,it would give credit to the flood account.
2006-12-27 15:04:54 · answer #10 · answered by Derek B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would mean that the beds have turned after the initial deposition
2006-12-27 15:08:55 · answer #11 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋