Define fossil Explain importance of fossil as proof of evolution
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the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form.....is called fossil
importance of fossil....:-
The theory of evolution does not entirely rest on the ancient backs of fossils, but they certainly are an important cornerstone for the theory. No other theory of how all current species of life forms on Earth came to be explains fossils. Also, fossils show that there are far more similarities in life forms than differences. The fossils also suggest that all forms of life like reptiles, fish, birds, animals and people have common ancestors.
This proof that we are more similar than different shows that all species are somehow interrelated. The theory of evolution is that current life forms adapted from older life forms. The original theory stated that this happened in a slow, gradual process, but fossils show that the process went awry and did some very strange experiments at times.
When explaining the theory of evolution, the species usually pointed to as a prime example is that of the horse (equus caballus). We are fortunate that we have a very extensive fossil record of this species. The usual theory is that horses evolved from tiny, muli-toed leaf eaters and gradually grew larger and with less toes.
importance of fossil....:-
The theory of evolution does not entirely rest on the ancient backs of fossils, but they certainly are an important cornerstone for the theory. No other theory of how all current species of life forms on Earth came to be explains fossils. Also, fossils show that there are far more similarities in life forms than differences. The fossils also suggest that all forms of life like reptiles, fish, birds, animals and people have common ancestors.
This proof that we are more similar than different shows that all species are somehow interrelated. The theory of evolution is that current life forms adapted from older life forms. The original theory stated that this happened in a slow, gradual process, but fossils show that the process went awry and did some very strange experiments at times.
When explaining the theory of evolution, the species usually pointed to as a prime example is that of the horse (equus caballus). We are fortunate that we have a very extensive fossil record of this species. The usual theory is that horses evolved from tiny, muli-toed leaf eaters and gradually grew larger and with less toes.
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Fossils are important evidence for evolution because they show that life on earth was once different from life found on earth today. ... Paleontologists can determine the age of fossils using methods like radiometric dating and categorize them to determine the evolutionary relationships between organisms.
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