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LaoCoal forms from the remains of plants that have been buried and compressed over millions of years. Human fossils would not be found in coal deposits because humans did not exist during the time when the plants that formed the coal were alive. Additionally, the conditions necessary for coal formation are not conducive to the preservation of human remains.
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Explain why human fossils are not found in coal?
Fossils of the same species of land mammals have been found on separate land masses. Coal fields in the Americas and Europe share many similarities and it is highly possible that they were once connected to form a large coal field.
Why aren't there any human fossils in coal?
Coal forms from plant material that undergoes slow decomposition under high pressure and heat over millions of years. Human fossils are unlikely to be preserved in coal because humans are relatively recent in geological time and are less likely to have been present in the environments where coal formed. Additionally, human remains are usually buried in circumstances that do not lead to coal formation.
What rock form may contain fossils?
it can be sedimentary rocks
What do human fossils always contain?
fossils
Why did the early man scholars reject fossils as a mean to trace human evolution?
Early man scholars rejected fossils as a means to trace human evolution because they held religious or cultural beliefs that contradicted the idea of human evolution. Additionally, fossils were not well understood or widely accepted as evidence of human ancestry at the time.
