The Tapeats Sandstone is made of sand-sized rock pieces and contains fossils of trilobites. Trilobites were marine organisms similar to modern-day horseshoe crabs. In which kind of environment did the Tapeats Sandstone most likely form and why? Geologic History Unit Assessment, Part 2 a lake environment because trilobites live in the fresh water and there are small sediments in the rocks

a. a beach environment because trilobites live in the ocean and there are sand particles in the rocks

b. a coral reef environment because the particles in t

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Keith Livingston

4 August, 19:37

The Tapeats Sandstone is made of sand-sized rock pieces and contains fossils of trilobites. Trilobites were marine organisms similar to modern-day horseshoe crabs. In which kind of environment did the Tapeats Sandstone most likely form and why? Geologic History Unit Assessment, Part 2 a lake environment because trilobites live in the fresh water and there are small sediments in the rocks

a. a beach environment because trilobites live in the ocean and there are sand particles in the rocks

b. a coral reef environment because the particles in t

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Taryn Benson · Answer 1

a beach environment because trilobites live in the ocean and there are sand particles in the rocks

If trilobites were similar to Horseshoe crabs then horseshoe crabs are most commonly found on the beach.