Multiple Choice
Why are fossils useful for determining whether a trait is ancestral or derived?
A) Fossils can be dated, and thus we can know when a trait evolved.
B) Fossils can give us direct evidence of the character states of extinct lineages.
C) Maximum likelihood methods can be used with fossil structures.
D) With fossil information, we can know where animals actually lived in the past.
E) None of the above; fossils are not useful in determining whether a trait is ancestral or derived.
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