sedimentary rock

1. Rock that has formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment, especially sediment transported by water (rivers, lakes, and oceans), ice (glaciers), and wind. Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers, and frequently contain fossils.

Limestone and shale are common sedimentary rocks.

Example Sentences

These teeth commonly appear in sedimentary rocks alongside the bones and teeth of fishes and the giant marine reptiles that dominated many prehistoric ocean ecosystems.

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Imprinted in sediments or sedimentary rock, they record a specific moment of activity and confirm the exact location where an individual stood or moved.

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Collisions between tectonic plates buried these sedimentary rocks deep in the Earth's crust where radiogenic heat released by the shale triggered melting of the lower crust.

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The study focuses on 15 middle-Devonian sedimentary rock samples from the Appalachian basin in the U.S.

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But Colorado's High Plains, which are dominated by sedimentary rocks, aren't crumpled at all.

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