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They look for patterns in the morphology of the organisms. This science of pattern recognition between species is called phylogeny.

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Scientists can learn from a fossil of animal by its age, diet, and physical characteristics, depending on the condition of the fossil. For example, scientists would not be able to tell of a hominid was a new species or not if a few bones were missing, because of the fact that they could determine different or similar traits than other species of hominid.


How do scientists know living things are related?

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fossil