How does the fossil record support evolution?
A - It creates a timeline of evolutionary events from oldest to youngest
B - It layers fossils from youngest at the bottom to the oldest at the top
C - It preserves each change a species experiences as it evolves
D - It shows that island species are related to other island species
E - It perfectly preserves organisms from each time period
Answer: A - It creates a timeline of evolutionary events from oldest to youngest
The FOSSIL RECORD shows the sequence of historical changes in organisms that visually allows us to see how organisms evolved over time. Not all prehistoric animals fossilized so its impossible to know everything