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What is the idea the fossils were the remnants of ancient forms of life?
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∙ 14y ago
yes they were the remenants of ancient forms of life because actually fossils were the remenants of dead organisms that had lived thousands of years ago. by studying of these fossils we can able to predict the environmental conditions of that period we can also knw the natural predatprs of these organisms and i think the fosils were the remenants of ancient forms life
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y ago1. Fossils were found throughout the world 2. Uniguw fossils are found in specific layers of stratified rock 3. Fossils resemble living organisms 4. Fossils could be used to study past geological events
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∙ 14y agoThey were found in rocks which were obviously of great age and also because some of the fossils bore no relation to any known living life forms.
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∙ 14y agoThey didn't match with any current lifeforms that existed, plus they were discovered in rock, which was assumed to have taken a long time to form.
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What idea of Darwin's based on fossils and the modern organisms you found basically says that genetic changes are inherited by later generations?
Fish
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He thought that 300 million years ago, there was a supercontinent named Pangaea(There are many ways to spell this word) and it contained today's seven continents. A lot of scientists rejected his hypothesis because it contradicted their idea how mountains formed(A long time ago, they thought that Earth was slowly shrinking). He used fossils, land features, and ancient climatic zones to prove his idea, but the idea was never accepted until today.
What idea of Darwin based on fossils and the modern organisms he found basically says that genetic changes are inherited by later generation?
Natural Selection
What is the idea or concept that ancient life forms succeeded each other in a definite evolutionary pattern and that the contained assemblage of fossils can determine geologic ages of strata?
Principle of Faunal Succession
How are fossils a piece of evidence to support evolution?
Fossils show the progression of ancient organisms. By comparing older fossils with more recent fossils, we can see how older ones are related in body structure to newer ones, supporting the idea that new generations evolve from older ones.
People of Darwin's time understood that fossils?
thought they were gorilla noses that fell off ------------------------------------------------------------ No idea what this guy was talking about. :o preserved remains of ancient organisms. <------------- is the answer your looking for :D
Who came up with the idea of dance?
All ancient cultures have forms of ritual dance as part of communal life.
How do fossils support the idea of continental drift?
same fossils in diferent places show that they were all connected once.
How do plant fossils and beds of coal support the idea that Antarctica once was warmer than it was today?
There are fossils of tropical plants there.
If you were Wegener what other evidence would you look for to show that the continents had once been joined?
If I were Wegener, I would look for matching geological features on different continents, such as similar rock types, mountain ranges, and fossils. I would also investigate any evidence of past climate change that could support the idea of continents moving. Additionally, I would search for remnants of ancient land bridges or plate boundaries to further support my hypothesis of continental drift.
Why have fossils been useful to scientists?
Fossils show scientists how the animals and plants of the past looked and gives them an idea of how they might have interacted.
What does remnat mean?
I believe you mean remnants. A remanant is something that remains. It can typically refer to a thing (after the fire, only remnants of the house were left) but can also refer to something intangible like a belief or idea.
Describe the sequence of events that led scientists to finally accept the idea of continental drift?
the first thing that happened was the scientists accepted the fossils then the fossils were formed, finally the fossils were made
What supported wegeners idea of continetal drift?
fossils,rocks and climate
How does comits help the eartht to produce life?
One theory is that comets that struck the Earth billions of years ago contained bacteria that survived and evolved on early Earth. The evidence for this is that some microscopic images of ancient comets have what appear to be fossils of bacteria-like organisms on/in them. This is a controversial idea that is not accepted by all scientists. Some think that the fossils are actually fossils of pockets of gasses or liquid in the comet.
