Chapter 25, Problem 16PIAT

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The data provided in the given section and predict the aspects of data on which the scientists are likely to be confident and the aspects of the data that are likely to change.

Introduction:

The data, about which the researchers are likely to be very confident include the age, morphological feature of the fossils, geographical location of the fossils. They would also be sure about the sudden or unexpected extinction in the lineage that existed for a very long time. The following data depict the information of the evolution of the various species and the phylogenetic tree.