sedimentary rock
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For centuries, Lake Maracaibo’s environs were known for natural seepage of oil rising to the surface from sedimentary rock, a phenomenon also seen in sites like Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits.
From Los Angeles Times
Shale is, after all, the most common sedimentary rock and found all over the world.
These teeth commonly appear in sedimentary rocks alongside the bones and teeth of fishes and the giant marine reptiles that dominated many prehistoric ocean ecosystems.
From Science Daily
Imprinted in sediments or sedimentary rock, they record a specific moment of activity and confirm the exact location where an individual stood or moved.
From Science Daily
Collisions between tectonic plates buried these sedimentary rocks deep in the Earth's crust where radiogenic heat released by the shale triggered melting of the lower crust.
From Science Daily
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