Mountain building, weathering, and erosion eventually expose the fossil at the surface. Sedimentary rock is the type of rock that is made of hardened sediment. Most fossils form from animals or plants that once lived in or near quiet water such as swamps, lakes, or shallow seas where sediments build up.
Speaking from experience, the answer is not D.
So as to find the pattern repeat. Patterns are why we do what we do, the way we do them & how we do them, while observing who we'd most like to be or look like or have the possessions of.
Coal is the rock that most fossils are found