Q:Fact 1: If fossils of a water animal or plant are found in a place then that place used to be covered by water in the past. Fact 2: Common fossils include plant fossils like ferns. Given the two facts above, answer the question "Fossils are found in places that were previously covered in what?" with the following options: - matter - earth - soils - dirt - water - wetland - rocks - erosion
A:
water