Question

fossils give scientists information regarding the living conditions and characteristics of organisms that were found on the earth thousands of years ago. how can scientists use the fossil record to provide evidence that evolution of organisms has occured over time?

Answer 1

Hello Wtfiswrongwitmeh, using radiocarbon dating, or carbon dating, you can determine the age of an organic object from the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes it contains. Therefore, if you take the fossils form the fossil record and determine how old they are, you can see how/if they evolved over time.