SCIENCE: ARE DINOSAURS STILL WITH US? QUICK CHECK

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 EALIER IN THE FOSSIL RECORD. WHICH CONCLUSION IS MOST REASONABLE?

The most reasonable conclusion is that the organism discovered is related to, or a descendant of, animal T.