Question

the fossil is the history of life as reconstructed from the discovery and analysis of fossils. check it

Explanation:

To solve this fill - in - the - blank problem, we need to find a word related to the study of fossils and the history of life. The term "record" fits here because "the fossil record" is a well - known concept that refers to the history of life on Earth as we can reconstruct it from the fossils we discover and analyze.

The sentence is about the history of life reconstructed from fossils. The appropriate term to fill in the blank is "record" as "fossil record" is a standard term in the study of life's history from fossils.

Answer:

record