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What were 3 observations made by Charles Darwin during his five year voyage that led him to conclude that living species have evolved from species that are now extinct?
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When did animals start going extinct?
As soon as they evolved. Living things have always evolved and died out, and new species evolved to take their place. It's the way nature works.
How big is a tibiasaurus?
About 350 kilograms. The better known fibulasaurus weighs about 200 kilograms. Both were extinct by the time other large land animals evolved.
What geological time period did human life occur in?
During the last geological time period, the Cenozoic era the dinosaurs became extinct. As the smaller mammals we able to survive the humans evolved.
Why did dinosaure finished to exist?
Dinosaurs existed because a group of archosaurs evolved to have legs directly underneath the body, a defining trait of the dinosaurs. They may have become so diverse because at the end of the Triassic, a mass extinction opened up many niches, and dinosaurs were able to evolve quickly enough to fill them. Modern birds later evolved from dinosaurs.
Is the lynx extinct?
No, the lynx is not extinct.
What two observations made by Charles Darwin during his 5-year voyage that led him to conclude that living species evolved from extinct species?
One observation that Darwin made was the fossilized armadillos and these fossils closely resemble, but were not identical to, the armadillos living in the area. Another observation he made was the fact that the plants and animals of the Galápagos Islands resembled those of the nearby coast of South America.
How do you determine whether species were extinct or evolved for example prehistoric man isn't considered extinct because it has evolved to modern humans while dinosaurs consider extinct?
dinosaurs arent extinct just like humans they evolved into birds and lizards
How did eoraptor extinct?
eoraptor did not went extinct they have all evolved in the begeining of the jurrasic and later in late jurrasic they have evolved into the birds
how did australopithecus extinct?
they evolved into humans.
What should i conclude as a scientist if a newly founded species has a pelvis but no legs?
A scientist would conclude that the ancestors of the given animal DID have legs, but, that over time, they evolved to become legless. Some examples of this kind of evolution include snakes, whales, dolphins, and the extinct, superficially fish-like icthyosaurs.
Why did the Rhamphorhynchus become extinct?
Like all dinosaurs, we still do not know how this prehistoric animal became extinct. it evolved though, because it lived in the Jurassic period of the mesosoic, and did not become extinct, but it evolved
Why did Rhamphorhynchus become extinct?
Like all dinosaurs, we still do not know how this prehistoric animal became extinct. it evolved though, because it lived in the Jurassic period of the mesosoic, and did not become extinct, but it evolved
How did apatosaurus become extinct?
they havent gone extinct they have just evolved into humans
Why did the dinosaurs evolved?
They didn't evolve! They went extinct.
What extinct cephalopod evolved in the Silurian period?
Ammonite
What happened to cro-magnons?
They evolved into homo sapiens and then came extinct.
What is a palaeosubspecies?
A palaeosubspecies is an extinct species of animal which evolved into its present form.
