Fossil Evolution Crossword

the remains of a once-living organism in preserved form
collection of physical and research evidence that paleontologists use to prove evolutionary theory
pattern of living and fossil organisms that shared similar characteristics
Structures that have different mature forms in different organisms but develop from the same embryonic tissue
structures in different species having the same function but have evolved separately
A structure in an organism that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution
the gradual development of something; change over time
an English naturalist whose scientific theory of evolution became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies
the branch of biology that deals with the structure and function of the large molecules
a person from whom one is descended
a person that is descended from a particular ancestor
the branch of geology concerned with the order and relative position of rock strata
the process of something becoming extinct
the study of embryos and their development
the study of the structure, or internal workings, of something