A Scientist discovers a fossil of an animal n places it in da fossil record. Da organisms bones r similar 2 da bones of animal T, which appears earlier in da fossil record. Which conclusion is most reasonable?

Question

A ) Da fossils r from an ancestor of animal T.

B ) Da Fossils came from da same organism

C ) Da fossils r from a descendant of animal T.

D ) Da Fossils r from animals dat lived at da same time

Answer 1

The most reasonable conclusion is:

C) The fossils are from a descendant of animal T.

Since the newly discovered fossil has similar bones to animal T, which appears earlier in the fossil record, it suggests that the newly discovered fossil may represent a lineage that evolved from animal T.