Comparative Anatomy. 'comparative' means to look at the similarities between two things, and 'anatomy' has to do with the structure of the. Modern comparative anatomy dates from the work of french naturalist pierre belon, who in 1555 showed that the skeletons of humans and birds are.

Discussion questions vocabulary reading material Scientists look at fossils to see how the anatomy of organisms has changed over time. Comparative anatomy it is the study of the similarity and dissimilarity of the structure of different species;