Scientist, discover, fossilized bones from two different animals. The scientist consult the fossil record to learn more about the fossils which question will the fossil record best answer

Which animal is better equipped to survive
Which animal is older
How are the animals related to modern animals?
What killed the animals?

The questions that the fossil record will best answer are:

- How are the animals related to modern animals? (to understand their evolutionary relationships)
- Which animal is older? (to determine the relative age of the fossils)