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A scientist cites fossil evidence to argue that modern whales evolved from relatively small, land-dwelling mammals. The scientist claims that a variety of fossil findings can be ordered in a sequence that demonstrates the evolutionary lineage.

Which analysis of the fossils would be most useful to support the scientist's claim?

A. width and length measurements, which should be the same for homologous bones
B. mineralization analysis, which would identify the specific minerals in each fossils
C. radiometric dating, which would show the absolute age of each fossil
D. biogeography, which should show that all the species lived in the same region.

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