What kind of rock are most fossils in?

Answer 1

It has to be sedimentary since the igneous and metamorphic ones have melted or been under extreme pressure - which are not good ways to preserve a fossil.

Answer 2

geologists classify rocks according to one of three types. Sedimentary rocks are formed from layers of sand, silt or mud; slate, sandstone and limestone are good examples. Ignious rocks come directly from volcanos. Pumice and obsidian glass are ignious rocks. Metamorphic rocks are surface deposits which get buried and then change due to enormous heat and pressure. Marble is a good example because it was formed from a sedimentary rock, limestone.

Obviously sedimentary rocks contain the most fossils. Any fossil material would be destroyed in a volcano and metamorphic rocks tend to erase all traces of fossils as well. The best fossils form in sedimentary rocks with a very fine grain. The most splendid examples are Cambrian fossils from the Burgess shale deposits in Canada. The shale was able to preserve the bodies of creatures without any bones or shells, and these sorts of fossils are ordinarily very rare.

Answer 3

sedimentary like mud turns into sand stone

Answer 4

Mostly sedimentary.