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Fossil Fuels: Origins and Formation by Kaye Solanoy is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Coal, oil, and natural gas were formed from plants and animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago during the Carboniferous Period. As trees, ferns, and algae died in swamps and oceans, they sank to the bottom and were covered by layers of sediment over many years, which compressed them into fossil fuels. The main deposits formed during this era from 360 to 286 million years ago, when much of the land was covered in dense forests and swamps. Over time, the plant and animal remains were transformed
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- Kaye Solanoy
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- EN