A scientist discovers a fossil of an

animal and places it in the fossil
record. The organism’s bones are
similar to the bones of animal T,
which appears earlier in the fossil
record. Which conclusion is most
reasonable? (1 point)
The fossils are from a
descendant of animal
T.
The fossils are from an
ancestor of animal T.
The fossils came from
the same organism.
The fossils are from
animals that lived at
the same tim