A. a scientist finds a fossil of a shark tooth in a layer of rock that is high in the mountains what could it mean

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Schaefer

12 May, 02:41

A. a scientist finds a fossil of a shark tooth in a layer of rock that is high in the mountains what could it mean

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Fernando Mcdonald · Answer 1

The shark tooth became embedded in the sea bed and over time, other fossils and sand washed over it whilst the pressure of the ocean turned it into sediment. As the sediment is moved and the ocean level lowers, the sediment forms part of a mountain