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Intermediate fossils(a) share some similarities with their ancestral group.(b) share some similarities with their descendant groups.(c) both of the above(d) none of the above
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Intermediate fossils, also known as transitional fossils, are organisms that show the intermediate states between an ancestral form and that of its descendants. Show more…
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