GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The dead plants and animals, where they are buried by more sediment results in the accumulation of minerals from water in bones which leads to formation of fossils. This makes sedimentary rocks the only rock type to contain fossils.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mudstone, shale, and limestone are examples of sedimentary rock likely to contain fossils. As the layers of sediment build up on top of one another, they create a physical timeline. The oldest layers, along with the organisms that were fossilized as they formed, are deepest.

Detailed explanation-3: -(Some coal deposits yield spectacular fossils; most do not.)