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(a) Fossil records - Gives evidence of type of plants/ animals/ organism that exist at a certain geological age.
- Gives evidence of morphological/ anatomical/ structure/ changes that have occurred over a long period of time.
Comparative anatomy - Gives evidence of relationship among organisms
- Gives evidence of ancestry of group of organisms
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