Answer to Question #221644 in Evolution for Fortune Aidoo

Question

Using examples, briefly discuss how evidence is used to support evolution. Do you agree with the use of this data/evidence? Explain your position.

Answer 1

Fossils are the remnants of the past organisms which get buried in sedimentary rocks. Different fossils are formed in the different aged rock sediments. The study of fossils existing in the different rock layers indicate the time period when they existed. Thus different life forms have been formed at different times in the history of the earth. Fossils indicate how the evolution took place leading to the formation of complex life forms from simple ones by the gradual process. For example, fossil bird Archaeopteryx is considered as a connecting link between reptiles and birds indicating that birds evolved from reptiles. It shows the presence of characters of both birds and reptiles like the presence of teeth, wing feathers, clawed toes and tail.