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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fossil | the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock |
| superposition | a principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed |
| relative age | the age of an object in relation to the ages of other objects |
| absolute age | the numeric age of an object or event, often stated in years before the present, as established by an absolute-dating process, such as radiometric dating |
| biogeography | the study of the geographical distribution of living organisms and fossils on Earth |
| homologous structure | anatomical structures that share a common ancestry |
| analogous structure | structures that have closely related functions but do not derive from the same ancestral structure |
| vestigial structure | a structure in an organism that is reduced in size and function and that may have been complete and functional in the organism's ancestors |
| phylogeny | the evolutionary history of a species or taxonomic group |