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Why are fossils only found in sedimentary rocks?
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Why are fossils only found in sedimentary rocks?

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Sedimentary rocks can contain fossils because, unlike most igneous and metamorphic rocks, they form at temperatures and pressures that do not destroy fossil remains.
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