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A fossil is evidence of a once living animal. A fossil is created when an animal dies in a mud or other soft dirt or sediment. Over time, the animal will decompose and leave the bones. Over time, these bones will get covered by dirt, rocks water, etc. After a couple thousand years the bones will get compressed into sediment, waiting to be discovered. Something similar to a fossil is and imprint. This is where an impression of a plant or animal is pushed into a soft sediment and hardens.
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What is fossil evidence?
fossil evidence is when scientist study fossils to figure out how the animal died how it evoled
What are 4 pieces of evidence of evolution?
Part 1: Evidence from the Fossil Record Part 2: Evidence from Geographic Distribution of Living Species Part 3: Evidence from Homologous Structures and Vestigial Organs Part 4: Evidence from Embryology
Abundant fossil evidence did not appear in the geologic record until what geologic era?
Abundant and diverse fossils first appeared in the Cambrian era, although there is fossil evidence throughout much of the Precambrian.
What percent of geologic time is represented by abundant fossil evidence?
The planet Earth is about 4,600 million years old. Fossil evidence becomes abundant in the geological record in the Cambrian Era, which was about 550 million years ago (when hard shelled animals appeared) Therefore (550/4600)*100 = roughly 12% of Geological time contains abundant fossil evidence. However, please note that (non abundant) fossil evidence goes back about 3600 million years, (3600/4600)*100 = roughly 73% of Geologic time.
What are four areas of study used as evidence of evolution?
Part 1: Evidence from the Fossil RecordPart 2: Evidence from Geographic Distribution of Living SpeciesPart 3: Evidence from Homologous Structures and Vestigial OrgansPart 4: Evidence from Embryologymore: What_are_the_four_pieces_of_evidence_for_evolution
What evidence supports his hypothesis?
The evidence that supports wegeners hypothesis is the fossil evidence
Why is the fossil Glossopteris evidence of Gondwana?
Evidence of plate tectonics
What is fossil evidence?
fossil evidence is when scientist study fossils to figure out how the animal died how it evoled
What fossil has the most evidence?
Clam
What are 2 types of evidence that suggest that evolution has occured?
Accept fossil evidence, anatomical evidence, molecular evidence
What has fossil evidence revealed as the earliest date of human existence in the Western Hemisphere?
To date, fossil evidence shows that humans existed in the Western Hemisphere as far back as 10,000 BC BCE. There is also evidence of tools that also match the fossil remains.
What are the three pieces of evidence that supports continental drift theory?
Climate fossil and fossil climate
What are ancient organisms preserved in a rock called?
A fossil is any evidence of an organism preserved in rock.
Which organiams have produced the oldest fossil evidence?
Leaves
Does fossil evidence support wegner's theory?
yes
What is what is preserved evidence of animal activity?
Trace fossil
What was the continent was the earliest fossil evidence found?
Africa
