Question

Describe the process scientists use when they study fossils. Include where fossils could be found and what steps scientists take to protect fossils, once they are discovered.

Answer 1

1. Fossils can help date rock horizons and can help identify similar environments when the same fossil is found in different locations; 2. Fossils helped identify how the different land masses moved/plate tectonics worked because similar fossils on different continents sometimes showed how the different land masses were once connected (e.g. Africa and South America); 3. Fossils can show how different species evolved over time.

Answer 2

The process scientists use is simple: dig, brush, repeat. Fossils can be found in areas that once had living organisms, like lakesides and lake bottoms. To protect them they use a chemical coating. Hope I helped :D