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प्रश्न
State any one role of fossils in the study of the process of evolution.
उत्तर
Fossils play an important role in tracing evolutionary relationships. The depth at which fossils are found tells us their age and the period in which they existed. Fossils found closer to the surface of the Earth are more recent than those present in the deeper layers.
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(c) a reptile
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Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOT)
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