Which is not an advantage of fossil evidence in phylogenetic systematics?
A) It can tell us where organisms lived.
B) It can tell us what ancestral organisms looked like.
C) It is abundant for most lineages.
D) It can help determine whether traits are derived or ancestral.
E) It can tell us when organisms lived.

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Fossil evidence is not always abundant for all lineages. There are many groups of organisms that do not fossilize well, and thus we may not have as much information about their evolutionary history as we would like.

Which Is Not an Advantage of Fossil Evidence in Phylogenetic