Question

Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of plants and animals that have lived on Earth throughout Earth's history. How does the fossil record of animals compare to animals that exist today

Answer 1

Fossilized animals are ancestors of animals that exist today

Step-by-step explanation:

A fossil is a preserved remain or trace of an organism (e.g., an animal) in a sedimentary rock which lived in a past geological age. Moreover, a fossil record is a group of fossils that are arranged chronologically and/or in taxonomic order. The fossil record provides direct evidence of extinct organisms and shows the progression of the evolution of organisms (from ancestors to descendants) over millions of years. In consequence, the fossils from recent geological periods are more similar to organisms living on Earth today.