Question

If you uncovered fossils of tropical fish and palm trees, what could you say about the environment at the time the fossils formed?

Answer 1

One way of learning about the earth's past is by studying fossils. When we find the fossil of a tropical fish, it means that at one time, there existed a warm ocean in the area. Palm trees thrived on a warm climate so we can also deduce that the environment at the time was also warm.