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How does the plate tectonics theory help explain the existence of fossil marine life in rocks atop the Ural Mountains?

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How plate tectonics relates to the discovery of marine fossils in the Ural Mountains, high above sea level.

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Plate tectonics describes continental movement across the surface of the planet. When two continental plates collide, the material on their ...

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