Explain how an earthquake that affects the fossil bed would make it more difficult to determine the age of its fossils.

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Braydon Valdez

24 May, 02:29

Explain how an earthquake that affects the fossil bed would make it more difficult to determine the age of its fossils.

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Spencer Ashley · Answer 1

The fossil could get damaged and broken into smaller pieces. That is a way it could make it difficult to determine the fossils age.

Emilee Maxwell · Answer 2

Rocks formed only under the extreme heat and friction during earthquakes, called pseudotachylytes, may be more abundant than previously reported, according to new research focused on eight faults found in the Sierra Nevada.