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

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

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Colt1911 [192] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-28T10:56:37+03:00

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.