Biology GCSE
Fossil data
What Fossil data means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Fossil data
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Data used for extinct organisms, such as the age, structure and anatomy of fossilised remains, and increasingly any preserved biomolecules.
Topics that use Fossil data
- Classification of living organisms (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Binomial naming
- Binomial system
- Biochemical evidence and DNA sequencing
- Changing classification
- Classification
- Combining multiple evidence sources
- Current classification data
- Evidence-based classification
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