name three types of fossil fuels
Where Fossil Fuels Come From. There are three major forms of fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas. All three were formed many hundreds of millions of years ago before the time of the dinosaurs â hence the name fossil fuels.The age they were formed is called the Carboniferous Period.It was part of the Paleozoic Era.ome deposits of coal can be found during the time of the dinosaurs. For example, thin carbon layers can be found during the late Cretaceous Period (65 million years ago) â the time of Tyrannosaurus Rex. But the main deposits of fossil fuels are from the Carboniferous Period.