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List out some importance of fossils.

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List out some importance of fossils.


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Fossils have great importance in the context of today's world. They are:

  1. Fossils are used to study the evolution and migration of plants or animals through different ages.
  2. They are used in studying the ancient geography of a country.
  3. They are used in investigating deposits of coals and petroleum products.
  4. They are used in comparing rock beds of a place with those of another place.

Furthermore, they can be important in these things too:

Dating layers of earth

Documenting changes

Fossil fuels

Structure of organisms

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