A fossil indicates that whales might have started out as small land mammals. This animal was about the size of a wolf and had a diet of meat and fish. While the fossil has the body of a land animal, its head is shaped like a whale with an ear bone that is unique to whales.
Which statement is likely true about the fossil?
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Responses
It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows correlation.
It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows correlation.
It is a transitional fossil that shows correlation.
It is a transitional fossil that shows correlation.
It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows causation.
It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows causation.
It is a transitional fossil that shows causation.
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The statement that is likely true about the fossil is:
It is a transitional fossil that shows correlation.
Transitional fossils are those that exhibit traits typical of both an ancestral group and its descendant, demonstrating a gradual change over time. Since this fossil displays characteristics of both a land mammal and a whale, it supports the idea of evolutionary transition and correlation between the two groups.
