Transitional fossils are fossils of organisms that have characteristics of their ancestors species
and their descendants species. Why do you think
these fossils are important to the study of
evolution? Do you think the word transitional is a
scientifically appropriate description for these
fossils?
Knowing how fossils fom, do you think it's likely
that humans will ever piece together a complete
fossil record for every species that ever existed on
Earth? Why or why not?