Question

Several teeth were found in an area of flat land covered with trees and plants. The teeth were examined by a paleontologist, and it was determined that the teeth came from a shark. They found many other shark teeth in this area. However, the people who discovered the teeth were puzzled, because there was no source of water near where the fossils were found. What is the paleontologist's BEST explanation for why the teeth were found in this area? A) Sharks used to live on flat land. B) This area was once covered with salt water. C) This area was once covered with freshwater. D) Someone buried the shark teeth deep in the ground.

Answer 1

B) This area was once covered by salt water

This is not uncommon, people have found full body megalodon fossils in the middle of the desert. You have to member erosion, weathering, the Continental drift, and places rising up out of the oceans (islands).

Answer 2

B because that makes the most sense