AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Paleontologists collect and classify fossils. Together, all the information that paleontologists have gathered about past life is called the fossil record. The fossil record provides evidence about the history of life on Earth. The fossil record also shows that groups of organisms have changed over time.

Detailed explanation-2: -The totality of fossils is known as the fossil record. Paleontology is the study of fossils: their age, method of formation, and evolutionary significance. Specimens are usually considered to be fossils if they are over 10, 000 years old.

Detailed explanation-3: -Paleontological resources, or fossils, are any evidence of past life preserved in geologic context. They are a tangible connection to life, landscapes, and climates of the past. They show us how life, landscapes, and climate have changed over time and how living things responded to those changes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paleontology is the scientific study of fossils. Fossils may be shells, bones, or plant leaves, which are called body fossils. What Are Fossils? Preserved tracks, trails, and burrows record an organism’s life activities and are called trace fossils.