What evidence can be found in fossils?
Evidence for early forms of life comes from fossils. By studying fossils, scientists can learn how much (or how little) organisms have changed as life developed on Earth. There are gaps in the fossil record because many early forms of life were soft-bodied, which means that they have left few traces behind.
What does fossil evidence clearly show?
Fossils. Fossil evidence clearly shows that life is old and has changed over time. Comparative Anatomy. The study of anatomical features of animals of different species.
What particular artifact and/or fossil would you consider as an important evidence of our biological social and cultural evolution?
Human Fossils: What particular fossil would be considered as important evidence of our biological social and cultural evolution? Human Fossils: The fossil record of humans provides a great deal of detail about our species’ evolution.
What are fossil records used for?
The fossil record helps paleontologists, archaeologists, and geologists place important events and species in the appropriate geologic era. It is based on the Law of Superposition which states that in undisturbed rock sequences the bottom layers are older than the top layers.
Which of the following would be an example of morphological evidence?
Examples of morphological evidence are vestigial structures, homologous structures, atavisms, and other structures in common between species that are evidence of common ancestry.
What is the importance of fossils and artifacts to historians?
Fossils provide important information about the past life on earth. Based on the types of plants and animals present in a rock unit, scientists can often determine what ancient climates were like as well. Fossils are also useful in correlating and determining the age of rock units.
What information do the fossils provide about the animal?
Some animals and plant are only known to us as fossils. By studying the fossil record we can tell how long life has existed on Earth, and how different plants and animals are related to each other. Often we can work out how and where they lived, and use this information to find out about ancient environments.