A scientist discovers a fossil of a new and places it in the fossil record. The fossil shows the had similar structures to organism Xwhich appears later in the fossil record. Which conclusion about the organisms is most ? (point)
The fossils are from an organism that is a descendant of organism X.
The fossils came from the same organism
The fossils are from organisms that lived in the same location
The fossils are from an organism that is an ancestor of organism X.
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The most reasonable conclusion is that the fossils are from an organism that is an ancestor of organism X.