jyx
jyx
02.03.2021 • 
Social Studies

How might the rocks shown in the above diagram of a strip mine be used to study the evolution of life in the surrounding area? They may contain fossils which can be compared to the age of the rocks.
Building the mine may have caused the local animals to move to a new environment.
There may be bones of modern-day animals mixed into the rock piles.
When the mine was abandoned, new animals may move into the area and can be studied.

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