GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -How Are Fossils Made? Living things (usually aquatic) die and then get buried quickly under sand, dirt, clay, or ash sediments. Usually, the soft parts decay, or rot away, leaving the hard parts behind. These are ammonites, one of the most common fossils that are found.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fossils are the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments, such as sand and mud, under ancient seas, lakes and rivers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fossils are formed in many different ways, but most are formed when a living organism (such as a plant or animal) dies and is quickly buried by sediment (such as mud, sand or volcanic ash).

Detailed explanation-4: -Almost all fossils are preserved in sedimentary rock. Organisms that live in topographically low places (such as lakes or ocean basins) have the best chance of being preserved. This is because they are already in locations where sediment is likely to bury them and shelter them from scavengers and decay.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fossils are mostly found where sedimentary rocks of the right age – which for dinosaurs is the Mesozoic – are exposed. The best places are river valleys, cliffs and hillsides, and human-made exposures such as quarries and road cuttings.