How does paleontology contribute to evolutionary biology?
Paleontology is the study of prehistoric life, including organisms' evolution. By studying paleontology, scientists learn about evolution, therefor contributing to evolutionary biology. Thanks for using ChaCha!
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About evolution
Evolution is a theory that asserts that all types of animals and plants have their origin in other already-existing types and that the obvious differences are due to modifications in later generations. More specifically, biological evolution is descent with modification on a small-scale (changes in gene frequency in a population from one generation to the next) as well as large-scale (the descent of different species from a common ancestor over many generations). Ultimately, evolution helps us to understand the history of life.
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