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It shows how organisms change slowly overtime.
For example, examination of the inner ear bones of whales show how it changed from being able to hear well on land to being able to hear well in water as it evolved from a land mammal to a mammal that lived both on land and in the water, to one that only lives in the water.
This shows support of natural selection because it would be advantageous for an animal who was spending more and more time in the water to have hearing adapted to hearing in the water.
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How did Charles Darwin view the fossil record?
useful support for his theory
How has your knowledge of the fossil record changed since darwin proposed his theory of natural selection?
Many more fossils have been found, some of our ancestors and we have dated the earth to be 4.5billion years old. We can take samples of ice deep in glaciers to look back into the environment at the time. We know that the further we go back in the fossil record the simpler organisms get. We can find deactivated genetic material for tails in human DNA. We have a full understanding of DNA and how it mutates and much more.
What evidence did Stephen Jay Gould use to support his theory?
The discontinuities in the fossil record that seemed to show that some species or taxons were in a state of non-evolution and then seemed to go through a burst of rapid evolutionary change. This is really only seen in the fossil record and does not have a lot of support in disciplines such as molecular genetic, which genetic divergence back through time in today's genomes.
What is a component of the fossil record?
dinosaur footprints
How the fossil record indicates a long history of changing life forms.?
The fossil record shows that different species have evolved over time. The fossil record also provides evidence of how a specific organism evolved from earlier species. The fossil record shows that organisms have become more complex over time. It also shows which organisms lived during the same time period, which have a common ancestor, and which have become extinct.
What are the four pieces of evidence that scientists point to as proof of natural selection?
The four pieces of evidence that scientists point to as proof of natural selection are the fossil record, biogeography, homologous structures, and observable natural selection in action. These pieces of evidence all support the idea that organisms have evolved over time through the process of natural selection.
Give five example of common?
evolution. the fossil record. uniformitarianism. the origin of new species. natural selection.
How does the fossil record support the scientific theory of evolution?
The fossil record provides evidence of gradual changes in the morphology of species over time, showing the transition from simple to complex forms. By studying the fossil record, scientists can trace the evolution of various species and identify common ancestors. Fossils help to document the diversity of life forms that existed in the past and support the idea that species have evolved through natural selection and adaptation.
Is fossil record considered scientific theory?
Probably more in the line of many converging pieces of evidence in support of theory. Theory is explanation and fossils are just mineralized bones in the rock. which need and explanation. The fossil record supports the theory of evolution by natural selection and, some say, the theory of punctuated equilibrium.
What proof do we have evolution taking place?
Evidence for evolution includes the fossil record, comparative anatomy, molecular biology, and observed instances of natural selection. These different lines of evidence all support the concept of biological evolution occurring over time.
How hourse used to support theory of evolution?
The transition of the horse from the Eocene to today is well documented in the fossil record and the genetic/biochemical record compares favorable and strongly with the fossil record. So, evolution, the change in allele frequency over time in a population of organisms (change over time ), is shown and only natural selection is known to produce such great adaptive change in individuals leading to a populations evolution.
What are the four pieces of evidence that support the theory of evolution?
The four pieces of evidence that support the theory of evolution are the fossil record showing transitional forms, homologous structures in different species indicating a common ancestor, genetic similarities between different species, and observable examples of natural selection in action.
What theory does the fossil record support?
It is generally thought to support the Theory of Evolution.
What is the kind of evidence used to support evolutionary theory?
Evidence used to support evolutionary theory includes the fossil record showing the progression of species over time, comparative anatomy and genetics showing shared traits among different species, and the observation of natural selection acting on populations leading to adaptation and speciation.
Why does the presence of extinct and transitional forms in the record support the pattern component of the theory of evolution by natural selection?
The presence of extinct and transitional forms in the fossil record supports the pattern component of the theory of evolution by natural selection because it provides tangible evidence of how species have changed over time. These fossils act as snapshots of different stages of evolution, showing the gradual transformation of species from common ancestors to their present forms. The continuity in the fossil record is consistent with the predictions of evolutionary theory, demonstrating the gradual divergence and diversification of species over millions of years.
What kind of evidence for evolution best support's all the others?
Molecular genetics
How did Charles Darwin view the fossil record?
useful support for his theory
