Question

Significance of study of evolution of horse is that

• A. It provides incomplete record of evolution.
• B. It provides discontinuous record of evolution.
• C. It provides most complete record of evolution.
• D. No, it has not been possible to discover all fossils of ancestors of horse.

Answer 1

The correct option is C It provides most complete record of evolution.

The fossil record of horses has often featured in the scientific debate about origins, with many biologists regarding it as important evidence in support of evolutionary theory. The horse provides one of the best examples of evolutionary history (phylogeny) based on an almost complete fossil record found in North American sedimentary deposits from the early Eocene to the present. The evidence of fossils, along with the study of horse embryos, indicates that the horse series is a genuine record of biological change over time. Evolutionary scientists point to this as evidence of Darwinian evolution. So, significance of study of evolution of horse provides most complete record of evolution. Thus, option C is correct.