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Explain how fossils help paleontologists learn what Earth was like long ago.

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Fossils gave information about how animals and plants lived in the past. Some animals and plant are only known as fossils. By studying the fossil record paleontologists can tell how long life has existed on Earth, and how different plants and animals are related to each other.

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