If in the Future the Current Molecular Evidence Regarding Animal

question 23

Multiple Choice

If in the future the current molecular evidence regarding animal origins is further substantiated, what will be true of any contrary evidence regarding the origin of animals derived from the fossil record?

• A) The contrary fossil evidence will be seen as a hoax.
• B) Phylogenies involving even the smallest bit of fossil evidence will need to be discarded.
• C) Only phylogenies based solely on fossil evidence will need to be discarded.
• D) The fossil record will henceforth be ignored.
• E) The fossil evidence will be understood to have been interpreted incorrectly because it is incomplete.

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