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Chapter18: Introduction To Darwinian Evolution

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Problem 6TYU: The fossil record (a) usually occurs in sedimentary rock (b) sometimes appears fragmentary (c) is...

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From which biogeographic province do fossils of the closest ancestors of marsupials appear to originate?
Palearctic region
Ethiopian region
Australian region
Nearctic region
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