fossil Record

Question 1

what does the fossil record document

Answer 1

It documents the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of many life-forms throughout the history of life on Earth.

Question 2

How does the fossil record help support the theory of evolution

Answer 2

The fossils record help support the theory of evolution by showing common ancestry and looking at the features of animals that are extinct compared to the animals we have today. Fossil Record shows how organisms now appear vs how they were millions of years ago.

Question 3

Rocks containing 450 million-year-old Ordovician fossils

Answer 3

This discovery supports the idea of evolution.

Question 4

What is the importance of fossils that are consistently found in the same geological period?

Answer 4

Because the fossil is consistently found it allows scientists the power to date the age of the rocks where the fossil is found.