Homologous structures were "discovered" by findings that indicated that ____

a. species on different continents were not similar in form
b. different geological layers held different kinds of fossils
c. structures of similar form and position occurred in animals of markedly different size, shape, and lifestyle
d. some structures found in animals are apparently useless
e. some kinds of animals had apparently gone extinct


D

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