Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 16, Darwin's Theory of Evolution - 16.4 - Evidence of Evolution - 16.4 Assessment - Page 473: 2a

Answer

Fossils show evolution

Work Step by Step

Fossils are found in sedimentary rocks, and they are located in chronological order. This means that fossils found closer to the surface more closely resemble organisms today than fossils found deeper in the earth. Fossils thus show a gradual evolution.
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