Use the scenario to answer the question.
A fossil indicates that whales might have started out as small land mammals. This animal was about the size of a wolf and had a diet of meat and fish. While the fossil has the body of a land animal, its head is shaped like a whale with an ear bone that is unique to whales
Which statement is likely true about the fossil?
(1 point)
• It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows correlation.
• It is a transitional fossil that shows causation.
•. It is a transitional fossil that shows correlation.
• It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows causation.