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Fossil Evidence for Evolution

Fossil Evidence for Evolution. A fossil is a physical remain of an ancient organism. The study of fossils is called paleontology. What is a fossil?. Fossils of a fish and a wasp. The organism dies and is covered by mud, dirt or rock.

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Fossil Evidence for Evolution

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  1. Fossil Evidence for Evolution

  2. A fossil is a physical remain of an ancient organism. The study of fossils is called paleontology. What is a fossil? Fossils of a fish and a wasp.

  3. The organism dies and is covered by mud, dirt or rock. The body starts to decay, caused by bacteria metabolizing the organic material. If few bacteria are present, mineral replacement occurs and eventually the organism becomes rock. Many times there are too many bacteria and the organism decays before fossilization can occur. Because of this, the fossil record is far from complete. How are fossils made?

  4. Soft tissue can sometimes make a fossil record if it leaves an impression in mud that hardens and is preserved Soft tissue fossils can also happen in ice or amber, where the actual organism was preserved For example, insects in amber or wooly mammoth in Arctic ice Soft Tissue Fossils

  5. Extinction is when the last living member of a species dies out Extinctions have been happening at a much faster rate This is due to the increase in human population-hunters, decrease of habitat ie; passenger pigeon Extinction A passenger pigeon.

  6. Fossils provide physical records of organisms that are not alive today. These are very helpful for scientists to study body structures of ancient organisms and relate them to modern species. Fossils also are evidence of the rate of evolutionary change. Fossils in intermediate stages between species and their ancestors give clear evidence of evolution. How do fossils provide evidence for Evolution? Fossils of feathered dinosaurs found in China reveal some evolutionary stages between dinosaurs and birds.

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