Question
What are the limitations of fossil records as evidence of organic evolution?
Answer
- Several missing fossils records (missing links) these have occurred due to complete decomposition of whole organism/scavenged upon/lack of conditions for fossilization/discovery of few fossils
- Distortion of parts of fossil during sedimentation which gives wrong impression of the structures
- Distortion of fossils by geological activities e.g. earthquakes, faulting, uplifting and mass movement.
- Distortion of parts of fossil during sedimentation which gives wrong impression of the structures
- Distortion of fossils by geological activities e.g. earthquakes, faulting, uplifting and mass movement.
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