Describe a minimum of three things that should be considered when collecting or locating fossils? Justify your answer in two or more complete sentences in the essay box below.

The rock type, newspaper ,

cotton or plaster of Paris to collect the fossil

Method of collection .

Documentation or labelling.

Magnifying glasses.

Explanation:

Fossil is fragile as it contain the remains of dead of plants and animals on it. Fossil can be collected from sedimentary rocks instead of metamorphic rocks because sedimentary rocks contain strata or layers of fossils.

The method of collecting fossils entails how the fossil is collected and it should be wrapped in news paper, aluminum foil or plaster of Paris so as to preserve the imprints of the remains of dead plants and animals.

The collected fossils should be labelled properly and well documented to avoid missed up or loss of some certain information using pen or paints.

Magnifying glass can be used to view it.

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