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how are fossils related to evolution?

Fossils are the remains of organisms that once existed on earth. They represent the ancestors of plants and animals that are alive today. They provide evidences of evolution by revealing the characteristics of the past organism and the changes that have occurred in these organisms to give rise to the present organisms.

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1) they help in determinig how old the organism are.

2) if the fossils are too deep inside the earth it means that the organism lived long ago.

3) it helps to compare between modern animals with their ancestors.

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Fossils help determine how long back evolutionary relations date to.

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