LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Because many of those animals were apparently extinct-but just as apparently related to species still living in the region-Darwin concluded the fossils were strong evidence for the “transmutation, ‘’ or evolution, of species.

Detailed explanation-2: -Darwin used multiple lines of evidence to support his theory of evolution by natural selection–fossil evidence, biogeographical evidence, and anatomical evidence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fossil evidence supports evolution. You have read that Darwin collected many specimens of fossils on his trip. These specimens provided evidence that species existing in the past were very similar to species living during Darwin’s time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Darwin noticed that different, yet related, animal species often occupied different habitats within a local area. Darwin noticed that some fossils of extinct animals were similar to living species. Darwin filled his notebooks with observations about the characteristics and habitats of the different species he saw.