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Explain the importance of fossils in organic evolution.

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Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. These are the remains of the organisms which lived many years ago. The comparison of the fossils can be helpful to study the characters of the organism. The fossils also help to determine the time of the death of the organism. The similar and the dissimilar organs can be studied. This can help to know about the common ancestor.

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