Blog #2 Why is the fossil record hard to interpret?

The fossil record is hard to interpret because there are many different types of fossils and many of the fossils come from different time. However, it is also hard to interpret because of the similarity of the fossils.

 For example, two different sea animals--dolphins and sharks may look a little alike like the shape of it because they are both pretty large and blue; therefore, they are really different. The shark's skeleton is made of cartilage whereas the dolphins' skeleton is made of bone and there are also other different kinds of stuff that one does and the other doesn't do underneath their skins. 

Another reason is because when you see a print that can look like an animal but it isn't....like when a corn has an imprint on it but it isn't considered a fossil because a corn was never alive, so it cannot be dead. 

The fossil record is also hard to define is because it is not complete. Some dates/ages/time period are missing that time of a fossil; there is like a gap at a time period like there was no animal found at that time. Some fossils may still be out in this world, it is really rare and a fossil from the past are too ancient yet there are a lot in the fossil or archeologists.