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Biology Question on evolution and natural selection

The ancestors of modern day Frogs and Salamanders are

A

Icthyophis

B

Jawless fish

C

Amphioxus

D

Coelocanth

Answer

Coelocanth

Explanation

Solution

: In 1938, fish caught in South Africa happened to be a Coelacanth which was thought to be extinct. These animals evolved into the first amphibians that lived on land and water. These were ancestors of modem day frogs and salamanders.