Which habitat is most likely to be rich in fossils?

A) eroding hillsides
B) deserts
C) polar ice caps
D) bed of former shallow sea
E) rocky plateau

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Which habitat is most likely to be rich in fossils?A) eroding hillsidesB) desertsC) polar ice capsD) bed of former shallow seaE) rocky plateau

Alejandra Gonzalez · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The bed of a former shallow sea is most likely to be rich in fossils as it was the place where many marine organisms lived and died, leaving their remains behind in sedimentary rock layers. Eroding hillsides and rocky plateaus may also contain fossils, but they are more likely to have been disturbed and the fossils may have been destroyed or eroded away. Deserts and polar ice caps are not likely to be rich in fossils as they are not conducive to the formation and preservation of fossils.

Which habitat is most likely to be rich in fossils?

A) eroding hillsides
B) deserts
C) polar ice caps
D) bed of former shallow sea
E) rocky plateau

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