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What is the chief constituent in limestone?
Limestone is the compressed skeletal remains of minute sea-creatures.
What is Lagerstätte?
Sedimentary deposit with exceptionally good preservation of skeletal and organic remains. (plural Lagerstätten)
Where was limestone originally formed?
Limestone is the skeletal remains of small marine shelled creatures. Their remains sank to the floor of the seas, and the layers became rock over a very long time.
What group of organisms provides skeletal remains for chalk deposition?
Marine organisms known as coccolithophores, which are single-celled algae with calcium carbonate plates, provide skeletal remains for chalk deposition. These organisms play a key role in the formation of chalk rocks through their accumulation of calcium carbonate plates in marine environments.
The study of the lives of early human communities through the examination of their physical remains is called?
The study of the lives of early human communities through the examination of their physical remains is called archaeology. Archaeologists analyze artifacts, structures, and other material culture to reconstruct and understand past human societies and behaviors.
