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the skeletal skeleton is shown in three different views, including an upper half and lower half

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the different bones and muscles in an animal's body, including the lower limb

The evidence for evolution is found at all levels of organization in living things and in the extinct species we know about through fossils. Fossils provide evidence for the evolutionary change through now extinct forms that led to modern species. For example, there is a rich fossil record that shows the evolutionary transitions from horse ancestors to modern horses that document intermediate forms and a gradual adaptation t changing ecosystems.

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an image of different types of bones

By Sam Lucas Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences within the structures of organisms. Physical features may be considered homologous or analogous, but what does this mean? Homologous structures are similar physical features in organisms that share a common ancestor, but

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two skeletons and a camel are depicted in this drawing

Skeletons of two men standing and kneeling between the skeletons of two camels, one of which is seated. Lithograph by B. Waterhouse Hawkins, 1860.

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