Question

Define Palaeontological evidence.​

Answer 1

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Palaeontological evidence-

The study of life in past geologic time. is the study of prehistoric life, including the evolution and extinction of species and their associated environments.

Answer 2

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(1) Palaeontology means the study of fossils. Palaeontological evidences are the fossilized forms of various organisms which are obtained from different strata of the earth. They represent the dead remains of plants and animals that lived in the past in various geological layers.

(2) The older and more priniive forms of life are excavated from the lower strata ol the soil whereas the recent ones are situated on the upper layers of the sol.

(3) Fossils are formed in variety of materials such as sedimentary rocks, amber, volcanic gas, ice, peat bogs, soil, etc.

(4) They provide the true, direct and reliable evidences of evolution.