Vestiges

Remnants or traces of something that no longer exists.

remnants traces

Vestiges are remnants or traces of something that no longer exists, often used in evolutionary biology to refer to structures inherited from ancestors.

/ˈvɛstɪdʒ/

From Old French vestige, from Latin vestigium, meaning 'footprint', from vestire meaning 'to dress'.

relics remains vestiges

remnants traces

fossil atavism

history evolution

biological historical