You have found fossils of a new species of ape that walks upright. After 11 additional years in the field, you discover afossil of what you think is the common ancestor of the new species of ape and all other gorillas.What types of data would give you the best information on the environment of this ancestral organism?anatomical features of the new species of apefossils of plants and animals found with the fossilized common ancestorgene sequencing of the new species of apeanatomical features of the fossilized common ancestorbehavior of the new species of ape

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Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

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Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

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You have found fossils of a new species of ape that walks upright. After 11 additional years in the field, you discover a
fossil of what you think is the common ancestor of the new species of ape and all other gorillas.
What types of data would give you the best information on the environment of this ancestral organism?
anatomical features of the new species of ape
fossils of plants and animals found with the fossilized common ancestor
gene sequencing of the new species of ape
anatomical features of the fossilized common ancestor
behavior of the new species of ape

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Step 1: Explaining evolutionary relationships in terms of phylogeny

The whole branch of biology which deals with establishing the relationship between two species is included in phylogeny. In order to establish the relationship between two species an evolutionary or phylogenetic tree is drawn, the root of which denotes the common ancestor.

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