The Ames in Frick Park is a very fossil rich unit in Pennsylvania. All of the fossils are marine and include brachiopods, crinoids, horn corals, pelecypods, and gastropods. Also, fish teeth can be found in the Ames. The fossils are formed in limestone of the Pennsylvanian Period, 300 million years ago. This fossil record for this time period in Pennsylvania indicates that the environment was a ____________.
Responses
A desertdesert
B thriving seathriving sea
C thriving forestthriving forest
D high mountain rangeshigh
Answer (1)
The presence of marine fossils like brachiopods, crinoids, corals, and fish teeth indicates that the area was once covered by a sea during the Pennsylvanian Period.HopeItHelps#CarryOnLearning
