Question

A living connecting link that provides evidence of organic evolution is

• A. Sphenodon between reptiles and birds
• B. Archaeopteryx between reptiles and birds
• C. Lung fishes between pieces and reptiles
• D. Duck-billed Platypus between reptiles and mammals

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Duck-billed Platypus between reptiles and mammals

Researchers have discovered that the platypus is the main creature to have developed from reptile to warm-blooded animal and has the attributes of both. One of the strangest animals in nature, the semi-sea-going platypus is an egg-laying well-evolved creature which produces drain and has to hide, has a bill like a duck and a venom like a snake, spilling out of a goad under its rear feet.

So, the correct option is 'Duck-billed Platypus between reptiles and mammals'.