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How can a geological time scale BEST be reconstructed?
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A comparing vestigial structures in living speciescomparing vestigial structures in living species
B comparing homologous structures in living speciescomparing homologous structures in living species
C examining homologous structures in fossil remainsexamining homologous structures in fossil remains
D examining the written records of scientists from past cultures

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C — examining homologous structures in fossil remains.

Fossils provide direct evidence of past life and allow correlation and relative dating of rock layers; homologous structures in fossils show evolutionary changes through time and help build the sequence used in the geologic time scale (often combined with radiometric dating for absolute ages).