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Why are the fossils of marine organisms sometimes found in rock units at the tops of high mountains? What does this tell you about the geological history of an area?​

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mountains rise slowly above the ocean and they form when lifted.
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Answer:

It was once an ocean

Step-by-step explanation:

How else did marine (Marine means sea) life get there. It also probably means tectonic plate movement created the mountains transfering fossils up to the top

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