What is a transitional fossil? what is a transitional fossil? a transitional fossil is in the middle of a direct lineage stretching from ancient forms to organisms alive today. transitional fossils were poorly adapted to their environments. transitional fossils only existed for a short period of time. transitional fossils have features that are intermediate between ancestors and descendants. submitrequest answer?
Transitional fossils have features that are intermediate between ancestors and descendants. The transitional fossil will show a combination of traits from the species that preceded it and the species that followed it.
