A modern species is currently found on sandy beaches, above…

A modern species is currently found on sandy beaches, above the intertidal zone.  They thrive in hot, dry environments with little ground cover.  They are heterotrophic. While on vacation in the Pocono mountains, you come across a fossil that looks very similar to the modern species.  What can you presume from this information?

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(img: https://www.123rf.com/photo_49754764_set-of-four-unusual-cute-aliens-fish-with-blue-eyes.html )  If you cannot see the above graphic, please let your professor know, but you can answer the question without seeing the cute aliens. You are studying an alien species.   Plain hooves are dominant to golden hooves.  Webbed ears are dominant to no webs.  Tiny tail spots are dominant to big spots.  You are unsure of whether split tails or single tails are dominant.  You are unsure of whether head hair or spots are dominant.  Blue eyes are the only eye color in the population you are aware of. Based on this information… During your studies, you find that organisms that have tiny tail spots always have split tails.  Organisms with large spots always have single tails.  This defies which of Mendel’s Laws?