Fossils are like the clues the police use to solve a crime. Together they paint a picture of the truth - in this case the truth is evolution
Each one tells a story. Like clues to a crime, where the police don't have to find a print of every footstep taken by a subject or confirm every thing that he did, the clues paint a logical outline of all the events around the crime.
Like clues in a crime the police do not initially identify a person they want to pin the crime on and then seek to tie him to the event - they find a number of clues which identify potential subjects of interest. They then attempt to prove the relation of these suspects to the crime until the trail of evidence is strong and dependable. Usually multiple facts on the same evidence are considered - for a crime it might be fingerprints and video tape and eye witnesses, for fossils it could be carbon 14 and dendrochronology and geologic strata.
Answer: In short, today's mammals cannot be traced back to the cynodonts. Impressive indeed, wonderful though the series is that shows reptiles evolving into mammaliaforms, and then human, it does not validate the dogma that all organisms compose a single evolutionary tree. Work in this field of study still goes on.
Answer: Yes, fossils provide direct evidence for evolution. The fossil record is too broad and too deep to discount. And there is nothing in the way of scientific evidence to contradict the fossil record. Work in this field of study still goes on? Yes, it does. And it continues to validate earlier ideas about evolution and the tree of life.
Fossils haven't evolved. Fossils are the mineralized remnants of things from bones to skin impressions, to leaf impressions, footprints, shells, tree bark, eggs, and even poop (among other things).
Fossils help us further credit evolution due to the fact we can use them to trace how a species has changed over millions and millions of years and became something else. It also helps us to track when two species became distinctly different from each other and give us clues to why one species went one way and the other either separated and/or dided out, which helps to explain natural selection.
Not all fossils need be evidence for the Theory of Evolution. Fossils of now-extinct species do provide some evidence. When large numbers of fossils of extinct species are examined in context, then the evidence of evolution becomes apparent. Scientists can then see the evolution from one species to another, down to the species alive today.
fossil evidence is when scientist study fossils to figure out how the animal died how it evoled
Direct evidence are visible noticable changes. Indirect evidence is when you might not see the action happen but you do notice the results
Indirect evidence from Seismic Waves, and direct evidence from rock samples.
the five indirect evidences are :Trackable changes in DNAFossil evidenceObservable modern evolutionDemonstrable predictabilitySimilar morphology in structures as they changed
Yes, preserved footprints are examples of fossils.
To study earth's interior, geologist often rely on indirect methods such as evidence from seismic waves, not fossils.
Two kinds of fossils are body fossils, which preserve the actual remains or impressions of an ancient organism, and trace fossils, which are indirect evidence of an organism's activity, such as footprints or burrows.
Fossil record: The transition of species over time, as documented through fossils, provides indirect evidence of evolution and common ancestry. Comparative anatomy: Similarities in the anatomical structures of different species, such as the pentadactyl limb in vertebrates, suggest a shared evolutionary history.
biochemical evidence anatomical evidence fossils vestigial structure embryological evidence
The preserved remains of animals of evidence of their existence are Fossils Fosssils that provide evidence about the past are called trace fossils.
Direct evidence directly proves a fact without the need for inference (e.g., eyewitness testimony). Indirect evidence, on the other hand, requires drawing an inference to reach a conclusion (e.g., circumstantial evidence).
Fossils provide information about past environmental conditions. Fossils that provide indirect (proxy) information on past environmental conditions are called paleo-indicators. Certain types of plants, for example, require specific temperature and moisture conditions in order to thrive
False. Geologists do not rely on evidence from fossils to study Earth's interior. Instead, they use seismic waves, drilling samples, and other direct methods to gather information about the Earth's interior, such as its composition and structure. Fossils are used by paleontologists to study ancient life forms and environments, not the Earth's interior.
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An example of indirect evidence is finding tracks in the snow that suggest an animal was present in the area, even though the animal itself is not visible.
fossilized tracks of its movement