Question

Comparative anatomists study the body structures of living organisms and extinct organisms to find evolutionary links. Explain how scientists use the arrangement of fossils in rock strata, comparative anatomy, and the geological time scale to create a phylogeny chart, like the one in the elephant example above.

Answer 1

when scientists find fossils in a rock layer, then can use relative dating, absolute dating, or both approaches to find how old the fossils are. With this information, they can determine where these fossils fit on the geological time scale. Knowing the chronological order can help comparative anatomists identify the similarities and differences between extinct species and modern species to build an evolutionary lineage.

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Answer 2

They use the arrangement in rock strata and examine it to find details that provide their answer.

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