NEET2006ZoologyEvolutionActual

Which one of the following is not a living fossil?

Options

APeripatus
Bking crab
CSphenodon
DArchaeopteryx

Correct answer

D. Archaeopteryx

Step-by-step solution

Archaeopteryx is not a living fossil. It is a fossil bird which lived in the Jurassic period and is considered a connecting link between birds and reptiles. King crab (arthropoda), Sphenodon (reptile) and Peripatus (oviparous mammal) are living fossils.

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