A scientist discovers a fossil of an animal in places it in the fossil record. The organisms are similar to the bones of animal T, which appears earlier in the fossil record. Which conclusion is most reasonable?

a. The fossil is from an ancestor of animal T.
b. The fossils came from the same organism.
c. The fossils are from animals that lives at the same time.
d. The fossils are from a descendent of animal T.

a. The fossil is from an ancestor of animal T.