A scientist finds a snail fossil in a layer of rock in a desert. Which action would
help the scientist determine the environmental conditions may been when the
snail existed?
A) Looking for more fossils in different layers of rock
B) Counting the number of similar snail fossils found in other parts of the world
C) Analyzing the characteristics of other plant and animal fossils found in the same layer of rock
D) Recording information about plants and animals living in the desert today, near where the
fossil was found
They can’t time travel so observing the fossil location of the snail they figure the characteristics of live in that fossils area to get an idea of live then or how life has changed to now wherever that snail was fossilized
