Section 1
Building the Argument
Key Idea
In the seminar, we construct a final scientific argument.
- Claim: Tometti is more closely related to birds than to crocodiles.
Key Idea.
Section 1
Building the Argument
In the seminar, we construct a final scientific argument.
Section 2
Certainty in Science
Science does not always require 100% of the skeleton to be found. If we find highly specific diagnostic structures, we can be confident in our classification.
This process demonstrates how paleontology works: using observable physical evidence from the past to reconstruct the Tree of Life, rather than guessing based on artistic impressions of what the animal looked like.
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Section 1
Building the Argument
In the seminar, we construct a final scientific argument.
Section 2
Certainty in Science
Science does not always require 100% of the skeleton to be found. If we find highly specific diagnostic structures, we can be confident in our classification.
This process demonstrates how paleontology works: using observable physical evidence from the past to reconstruct the Tree of Life, rather than guessing based on artistic impressions of what the animal looked like.
Book overview
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Continue this chapter