Question

What can species like the coelacanth tell scientists about the past? a. They can tell us what ancient environments might have been like c. They can tell us how many species were in the oceans millions of years ago b. They can tell us what our ancestors ate d. They can tell us how bipedalism evolved

Answer 1

Fossils provide a window in Earth's history by showing us how life existed in the past.

Answer 2

The correct answer would be a. They can tell us what ancient environments might have been like.

The coelacanth refers to enormous, bottom-dwelling fish that belongs to the ancient lineage.

The fossils of coelacanth help in determining its structure, its age, how it would interact with its environment, its ancestor et cetera.

So, it would provide us the idea about the ancient environments.