Fossil Fuels

Petroleum (crude oil)

Petroleum (crude oil) formation
Petroleum (crude oil) does not come from dead dinosaurs. It was formed from the remains of tiny sea animals and plants that lived millions of years ago in a marine (water) environment before the dinosaurs. Over the years, layers of sand and silt covered the remains. Heat and pressure from these layers helped the remains turn into what we today call petroleum or crude oil.

Image illustrating petroleum and natural gas formation

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