Timeline for Why are many fossils found in deserts?
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| Feb 15, 2018 at 0:24 | comment | added | John | Bones don't last long in desert either, they are just easier to see in deserts. those just right circumstances are far rarer in deserts than say floodplains , swamps, or bays. | |
| Feb 10, 2018 at 14:43 | comment | added | John | Water is also essential to the formation of fossils, ground water is what deposits the minerals that preserve the fossil, Many fossil localities are actually underwater or in river banks. | |
| Feb 10, 2018 at 14:33 | comment | added | John | deserts do NOT increase fossilization, they increase the chance of finding existing fossils. If anything desert have less fossilization because they often have very little in the way of sedimentation. | |
| Feb 10, 2018 at 0:28 | comment | added | Pere | Such fossils are found in present day deserts, that usually had not been deserts for most of the past millions of years. Therefore, the first paragraph is not very relevant. | |
| Feb 9, 2018 at 20:10 | comment | added | trond hansen | in addition to this very little plants grow in the desert so fosiles are easier to see from a distance,one can search a large area in just one day. | |
| Feb 9, 2018 at 19:46 | history | answered | David Hammen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |