Why might a fossil be discovered in a different kind of environment from where they were suited to live?

Q: Why are plesiadapiforms most likely the earliest primate ancestors?   A. They do not have a…

A: Thе quеst to pinpoint thе еarliеst primatе ancеstors is a fascinating pursuit within thе rеalms of…

Q: Using analogy / comparative method, describe what the first hominin who moved out of the trees and…

A: * Modern humans originated from Africa and evolved from recent common ancestor, Homo erectus. *It…

Q: According to "Life and Death 3MYA", what kind of tools did Lucy and other Australopithecines most…

A: The question is asking about the type of tools that Lucy and other Australopithecines, early…

Q: Why did giant dragonflies occur during the Carboniferous, but not now?

A: Fossils show that giant dragonflies and huge cockroaches were common during the Carboniferous…

Q: What was more important for the invasion of the land by vertebrates during the Paleozoic: becoming…

A: Vertebrates are those animals that are characterized by the presence of well distinguished backbone…

Q: What makes Neanderthals so important to paleoanthropology? How are they similar to humans, and how…

A: Neanderthals are a terminated species or subspecies of obsolete humans who lived in Eurasia until…

Q: How did the researchers use the DNA of living sponges to make conclusions about events occurring…

A: Answer- Every organism in a particular species have 99 percent same DNA sequence. Even among…

Q: Imagine if centaurs were real. Make a Cladogram (Evolutionary Origin) showing its closest relatives…

A: The cladogram is a family tree that shows the evolutionary relationship between different species.…

Q: Lystrosaurus provided which type of evidence supporting continental drift? land features fossil…

A: As the ability to sequence the nucleotides that make up DNA has increased, the use of genes to…

Q: What type of distribution pattern is evident for the copepod species Clausocalanus ingens in the…

A: Distribution is the pattern of arrangement of a population in an area. The limit of the geographical…

Q: What problems were associated with colonizing land during the evolution of vertebrates?

A: Life on Earth first developed in quite a while over 3.5 billion years prior, and even today most of…

Q: In the phylogeny to the right, draw a box around the clade Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes). Label…

A: Phylogeny It relates to the history of an organism's evolution, particularly when it comes to lines…

Q: At the end of which geological time period did the Starfish become extinct?

A: Biodiversity is diversity of various living organisms on the planet that it contains different types…

Q: Use the labels to complete the new connections in the concept map, which explain how animals…

A: Animals represent a diverse group of multicellular eukaryotic organisms characterized by the…

Q: The Mousterian stone tool assemblage is mostly associated with which species? Denisovans…

A: Mousterian  culture was named after the type site of Le Moustier, three superimposed rock shelters…

Q: Construct a phylogeny including 5 to 10 fishes (or members of another clade) that you observed.…

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Q: According to "Life and Death 3MYA", what kind of tools did Lucy and other Australopithecines most…

A: The question is asking about the type of tools that Lucy and other Australopithecines, early…

Q: In the rainforest you discover a new species that is terrestrial, has determinate development, molts…

A: Introduction  Morphology is the study of physical characters which can be visualized either by naked…

Q: According to the film, First Steps, the first stone tools were associated with which species? A:…

A: Homo habilis is an extinct hominid of the genus Homo that is known from sub-Saharan fossil remains…

Q: Based on the table, which is likely to have evolved earliest?

A: Evolution is a continuous process and we are still evolving. Evolution is nothing but adapting to…

Q: Which taxon would have a more recent common ancestor, a phylum or an order?

A: A Phylum is a more recent taxon than a common ancestor and an order.

Q: ) What is the most common way for a dead organism to avoid decomposition? (2) Why do researchers…

A: The preservation of ancient species' remnants or traces in the Earth's crust over geological time is…

Q: What physical traits made scientist  believe that neanderthals adapted to the cold of the Ice Age in…

A: Neanderthals (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) are the group of humans that emerged during the…

Q: In the lab manual, at which level of classification do humans separate from ostriches? In the lab…

A: Introduction  A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a system of categorization, particularly…

Q: Your age-dating put the age of the rocks you are examining in the early Devonian period. Because of…

A: A phylogeny is a hypothetical relationship between groups of animals that are represented by a…

Q: How were the marine invertebrates counted and surveyed in this study? a.All invertebrates of a…

A: Here we'll study different ways to count and look at sea animals without backbones in a research…

Q: a deep sea expedition, you capture a previously undiscovered sea creature that appears to represent…

A: In the passage described above we see two important characteristics -firstly the mouth develops…

Q: how does examining the depth in which fossil is found in the ground, help scientists understand more…

A: Fossils are the remains of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and single-celled living things that…

Q: Why are indices better than simple measurements for comparing fossil specimens

A: In the intricate world of paleontology, where the remnants of ancient life hold invaluable clues to…

Q: f you found hominin fossils next to Oldowan tools, what species would you expect that the bones…

A: Fossilized hominins are the remains of prehistoric humans and their close cousins. These fossils…

Q: Briefly describe why there was such hominoid diversity during the Miocene Era.

A: A geological era called the Miocene Epoch lasted from roughly 23 to 5.3 million years ago. The…

Q: What kind of tools did Lucy and other Australopithecines most likely use?   A. An advanced…

A: The question is asking about the type of tools that were most likely used by Lucy and other…

Q: Which structure classifies an organism as a gnathostome? a lateral line system a mineralized bony…

A: structures which classify gnathostome are Jawed fishes comprising of mostly of 90% living…

Q: Does a pigeon have a skull with two post-orbital openings and a hip socket with a large perforation?…

A: , Birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs. These theropods share over 100 traits with modern birds.

Q: In what important ways did invertebrate life change between Ordovician time and Devonian time?

A: Evolution is a process of slow and gradual change over a period of time. There are many different…

Q: How did HOMO successfully expand around and out of AFRICA?

A: ANSWER;- - These environment shifts, set off by the wobble of Earth's pivot, made green hallways…

Q: What is the value of derived traits for the reconstruction of phylogenies?

A: Phylogeny is the study of various relationships and interactions between different organisms and…

Q: What do fossils suggest about hominin anatomy and behavior? Explain your answer. Use at least TWO…

A: Scientists can trace our ancestors' evolution to our contemporary species, Homo sapiens. Their…

Q: Fingers and toes would be an ancestral feature in land vertebrates. A) True B False

A: Vertebrates include all kind of animal species which contains backbone.

Q: Which of the following is responsible for the early predominant image of Neanderthals as brutish…

A: Paleoanthropology is a subfield of anthropology which is the study of human society, culture, and…

Q: Which is NOT a characteristic of all chordates Group of answer choices phalangeal slits post-anal…

A: A chordate is a member of the Chordata phylum. At some point during their larval or maturity stages,…

Q: Where on this cladogram would the derived trait of using their front teeth as a “third hand” be…

A: Characteristics exhibited by an organism are called traits. These traits can be anatomical or…

Q: What are three things a fossil can tell you about an animal?

A: Introduction A fossil is a remnant of a non-living plant or animal that has been preserved or…

Q: In what period would Archaeopteryx have been alive?

A: Archaeopteryx is a fossil. It is the link between reptiles and birds. Archaeopteryx is a descendant…

Q: The genus Sinitrofulgur includes whelk species that prey on Mercenaria bivalves. Which statement…

A: The correct answer to this problem would be:- D• The Sinitrifulgur specimens featured cracks in…

Q: what characteristics do you think make the "perfect fossil" to discover and for studying the past…

A: Fossils are the preserved remains of an organism. These are generally rocks in which organisms are…

Q: Which is NOT true about Hardrocodium?A) lived around 195 million years ago B) had a large brain…

A: The question is asking us to identify the incorrect statement about Hardrocodium, a prehistoric…