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Evolution Of Fossils
Fossils are way for people to know what organisms were like long ago. These fossils show us how some species have evolved and some that did not change and evolve died out. Fossils shape how scientists see the way that organisms have changed through the years. Changes can be seen in the sedimentary rocks. This gives scientists a timeline of when the changes took place.

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