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The diagram below shows illustrations of fossilized forefeet and molar teeth from horses that lived during different time periods. The diagram also shows how the body shape and size of horses has changed over time.
Image courtesy of Jerry Crimson Mann, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
This fossil evidence provides support for the idea that
A.
changes can only occur in a species' feet and teeth.
B.
modern organisms have evolved from earlier species.
C.
ancient species are now extinct and modern species have spontaneously generated.
D.
modern organisms within a species are identical to their ancestors.
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B.
The fossils show gradual changes in anatomy (feet, teeth, body size/shape) over time, supporting descent with modification — modern horses evolved from earlier horse species. Options A, C and D are contradicted by the evidence: changes are not limited to feet/teeth, species did not spontaneously generate, and modern organisms are not identical to their ancestors.
The fossils show gradual changes in anatomy (feet, teeth, body size/shape) over time, supporting descent with modification — modern horses evolved from earlier horse species. Options A, C and D are contradicted by the evidence: changes are not limited to feet/teeth, species did not spontaneously generate, and modern organisms are not identical to their ancestors.
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