Question
Biology Question on evolution
Archaeopteryx is connecting link between
A
Amphibians and reptiles
B
Reptiles and mammals
C
Birds and mammals
D
Reptiles and birds
Answer
Reptiles and birds
Explanation
Solution
Archaeopteryx is a fossil o f crow-sized toothed bird. It possessed both reptilian characters (toothed jaws, nonpneumatic bones, keel-less sternum, free caudal vertebrae) and avian characters (fore limbs forming wings, feathers, beak, fused skull bones). The fore limbs were used for both flying and climbing.