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NEET 2006
Exam
NEET
Year
2006
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Evolution

NEET 2006 · Zoology · Evolution

Which one of the following is not a living fossil?

Which one of the following is not a living fossil?

Options

  1. APeripatus
  2. Bking crab
  3. CSphenodon
  4. 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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