question 1 - 14\nfossilized teeth from an ext...
question 1 - 14\nfossilized teeth from an extinct shark were found embedded in a rock layer at the base of a mountain, several hundred kilometers (km) from the nearest ocean. which of the following statements best explains why the rock layer cannot be igneous rock?\nthe melting process would have destroyed the fossil.\nweathering and erosion would have broken up the fossil.\nthe rock was found at an inland location away from heat and pressure.\nrepeated volcanic eruptions would have buried the fossil too deeply to be found.
Answer
# Brief Explanations:
Igneous rocks form from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. The high - temperature melting process involved in the formation of igneous rocks would destroy any fossils present.
# Answer:
The melting process would have destroyed the fossil.