Data from both phylogenies and the fossil record show all of the following EXCEPT:
A)the earliest animals appeared more recently than the earliest land plants.
B)microorganisms diverged early in evolutionary history.
C)flowering plants diverged more recently than algae.
D)primates diverged more recently than tetrapod vertebrates.
E)diversity has accumulated over time.

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Both phylogenies and the fossil record show that the earliest animals appeared before the earliest land plants, contradicting option A.

Data from Both Phylogenies and the Fossil Record Show All