Question

Explain the following term:

Palaeontology

Answer 1

Palaeontology is the study of life of the past as recorded by fossil remains. It involves the discovery and analysis of fossils,preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms embedded in geological deposits. Palaeontology provides direct evidence of evolution by showing how organisms have changed over geological time through the fossil record, revealing ancestral forms and transitional fossils that link different groups of organisms.