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Why is the fossil record unable to provide a full portrait of the times in which the fossilized animals and plants live?

The fossil record is incomplete.


Why is the fossil record unable to provide a full portrait of the times in which the fossilized animals and plants lived?

The fossil record is incomplete because not all organisms fossilize, and not all fossils are found or preserved. Fossilization depends on specific conditions such as rapid burial and mineralization. Therefore, the fossil record only represents a small fraction of the organisms that lived in the past.


Why will the fossil record always be incomplete?

Because its all a lie. God created us all.


What is one reason why the fossil record is incomplete?

The fossil record is incomplete because not all fossils have been discovered. In actuality it is unlikely that all fossils will ever be discovered given the hit and miss nature of fossil discovery which usually occurs through educated guess work. The fossil record will likely never be complete.


Explain why the fossil record contains an incomplete record of the history of life on Earth.?

The fossil record is incomplete due to the biased preservation of certain organisms, as only a small fraction of all organisms that have lived on Earth become fossils. Factors like rapid decay, destruction of fossils by geological processes, and limited fossilization conditions also contribute to the incomplete nature of the record. Additionally, the fossil record is further obscured by gaps in sediment deposition and difficulties in accessing and excavating fossils from certain areas.


Are fossils records complete or incomplete?

Fossil records are not complete. By some estimates, less than 1% of organisms that have lived appear in the fossil record.


What is the chronological collection of life's remains found in layers of rock?

The answer is the fossil record :D


Do fossil records help to date fossils?

Fossil records contain radiation, and the older the fossil is, the less radiation it gives off. Scientists study how much radiation is in the fossil record, and they find out how old the earth is.


What was first animal born in water?

The first animal life on Earth was in the ocean in the Precambrian time. The exact nature of the first animals is not known as the fossil record from that time is incomplete.


What is the Sepkoski Diversity Curves?

The tendency of loss at extinction boundaries to appear, because of incomplete sampling, more gradual in the fossil record than it actually was during the extinction event.


What is Non-evolutionary Trends?

-The tendency of loss at extinction boundaries to appear, because of incomplete sampling, more gradual in the fossil record than it actually was during the extinction event.


What is Signor-Lipps Effect?

-The tendency of loss at extinction boundaries to appear, because of incomplete sampling, more gradual in the fossil record than it actually was during the extinction event.