MadSci Network: Earth Sciences |
You are correct in that mountains and volcanoes that form inland would not have marine fossils at their peaks. However, the reason why there do not tend to be marine fossils at the tops of the Rockies today is not because they are currently inland, but because erosion stripped away the overlying rocks as the mountains rose. You can find marine fossils on the flanks of those mountains today. Good thinking.
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