Fossils Fuels Were Formed In The Carboniferous Period
Fossil fuels and minerals go as far back as hundreds of millions of years ago. That is before the dinosaurs. Fossils fuels were formed in the Carboniferous Period. The Carboniferous Period occurred about 300 million years ago. In this period our Earth was covered in a swampy plant life. Lots of algae and big leafy plants covered the earth.
When these plants died at the bottom of these swamps and lakes ,they formed something called peat. Then new rock was formed on top of the peat called sedimentary rock. Layers and layers of new earth over the peat have caused it to squeeze the peat because of all the weight. The weight squeezed all the water out of the plants and swamp life. Then you get, coal or oil. Because the swamps from
When these plants died at the bottom of these swamps and lakes ,they formed something called peat. Then new rock was formed on top of the peat called sedimentary rock. Layers and layers of new earth over the peat have caused it to squeeze the peat because of all the weight. The weight squeezed all the water out of the plants and swamp life. Then you get, coal or oil. Because the swamps from