The fossil record does not give us a complete picture of the history of life because a. not all past organisms have become fossilized. b. only organisms with hard skeletons can become fossilized. c. fossils of very small organisms have not been found. d. fossils of early organisms are located too deep in the crust of the Earth to be found. e. All of the above are true.
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