State the significance of palaeontological evidences.

1.	State the significance of palaeontological evidences.
Answer» i. It is useful in reconstructing the phylogeny, i.e. the evolutionary history of the organisms. ii. Palaeontology helps in studying various other forms and structures of extinct animals. iii. Fossils are important tools which help in understanding the habit and habitat of the extinct organisms. iv. Fossil records provide the connecting links between two groups of organisms.

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i. It is useful in reconstructing the phylogeny, i.e. the evolutionary history of the organisms.

ii. Palaeontology helps in studying various other forms and structures of extinct animals.

iii. Fossils are important tools which help in understanding the habit and habitat of the extinct organisms.

iv. Fossil records provide the connecting links between two groups of organisms.

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