Question

Define fossil.Explain importance of fossils sa proof of evolution

Answer 1

A fossil is the naturally preserved remains or traces of animals or plants that lived in the geologic past. Fossils are important evidence of evolution because they show that life on Earth was once different from life found on Earth today.

Answer 2

Fossils are the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form.
IMPORTANCE OF FOSSILS as a proof of evolution
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.