Question

Archaeopteryx is a connecting link that carried the characters of

• A. Reptile and bird
• B. Reptile and mammal
• C. Fish and amphibian
• D. Amphibian and reptile

Answer 1

The correct option is A Reptile and bird

Archaeopteryx called a connecting link, carried the characters of reptile and bird. Its appearance is like a bird. It has wings and feathers like birds. It has beak. They have bones of limbs and girdle like a bird. Similarly, its teeth and tail are like reptiles. It has long lizard like tail. It has scales on the body. It suggests that birds have evolved from reptiles.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Reptile and bird.'