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In which four rock types are fossils found?

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There are actually only three main rock types (sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic), and while fossils are found in all of them, they are not found only very rarely in the latter two. read more

There are actually only three main rock types (sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic), and while fossils are found in all of them, they are not found only very rarely in the latter two. Sedimentary rocks are formed from material that is laid down in water and hardened. read more

There are four types of fossils: mold fossils, cast fossils, trace fossils and true form fossils. Fossils are divided into two distinct categories: fossilized body parts, such as teeth, claws, bones and embryos, and fossilized traces, including nests, tooth marks, droppings and footprints. read more

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