Question

Palaeontological research involves

• A. The study of bones
• B. The study of missing links
• C. The study of homologous and analogous structures
• D. The study of fossils

Answer 1

The correct option is D The study of fossils

Fossils are any preserved remains or impressions of organisms that lived in a past geological age. These could include the mineralised remains of plants or animals, remnants of bones or even footprints embedded in stratified rocks. Palaeontology is the branch of science that deals with the study of such fossils, and palaeontological evidence plays a crucial role in evolutionary studies.