Question

How can a fossil be evidence of Earth’s past?

Answer 1

Fossils can provide evidence of the Earths past by studying the remains of living things, what they were, and ideas for the environment in which they lived.

Answer 2

By studying the fossil record we can tell how long life has existed on Earth, and how different plants and animals are related to each other. Often we can work out how and where they lived, and use this information to find out about ancient environments