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The Concordance of the Two Great Patterns in the History

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The concordance of the two great patterns in the history of life-the branching order of the tree of life and the sequence of forms in the fossil record-is powerful evidence in support of the theory of evolution. Which of the following imaginary examples of evidence would DISPROVE the theory of evolution?
A)A fossil of a mammal that is older than fossils of the first reptiles.
B)A fossil of a DNA molecule that is older than a fossil of the first fish.
C)Lack of evidence of a transitional form between fish and tetrapods.
D)A fossil of a dinosaur footprint in 70-million-year-old rock.

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