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Fossil record stories — Homework
Answer using this week's fossil record ideas.
- 1.A fossil is found in a rock layer beneath three other layers. Is it generally older or younger than the fossils above it?
- 2.Order these whale fossils from oldest to youngest: Basilosaurus, Pakicetus, Ambulocetus.
- 3.What does a "transitional fossil" show?
- 4.Explain why finding tiny, unused hind limb bones in Basilosaurus counts as meaningful evidence.
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