What information can we learn from fossils? thanks ahead of time
2007-03-15 15:14:31 · 6 answers · asked by hottie 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Fossils will give us a myriad of possible information...
It will give us clues of ancient life and when it began.....
it will help us understand how life on earth has become more and more diverse and complex as time progresses this is part of what evolution is all about
it will help us correlate stratigraphic ages around the world by identifying the same ages in the layers of rock by finding the same fossils ...
it will help us identify the environments of deposition in which the rocks were deposited by finding the fossils in these rocks...
It will help us identify ancient climates and allow us to see how they have changed ...
and many more....
2007-03-15 15:27:51 · answer #1 · answered by ccseg2006 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
From fossils we can learn:
1. What organisms lived during the same time periods.
2. How species have changed over time.
3. What conditions occurred on Earth at the same time as the organisms lived (massive fires, floods, earthquakes, ...)
4. Societal information - did the parents stay with the babies? Did they feed in groups?
2007-03-15 15:19:58 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We can learn about the plants/animals that lived there. We can also learn how old the fossils, showing when that kind of plant/animal lived in time. We can also learn how they grow, what they ate, or tons of other stuff!!
2007-03-15 15:46:31 · answer #3 · answered by abcw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well..... you can learn how long ago that fossil was made and what animal left the imprint. That is allll I know about them sorry
2007-03-15 15:18:06 · answer #4 · answered by daxx121605 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-29 00:34:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
evolution
2007-03-15 15:18:05 · answer #6 · answered by smarties 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋