Question

Archaeopteryx is known as missing/connecting link because it is a fossil and has characters between

• A. Fishes and amphibians
• B. Birds and reptiles
• C. Reptiles and mammals
• D. Chordates and nonchordates

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Birds and reptiles

Archaeopteryx is a missing link between reptiles and birds. The connecting links which are not found in present times are called missing links. It was found in the rocks of Jurassic period.

Reptilian characters: Long lizard like tail with free caudal vertebrae, Non pneumatic bones, Weak sternum, Teeth present in jaw.

Avian characters: Feathers on body, Jaws modified into beak, Forelimbs modified into wings, Hind limbs built in avian plan.

So, the correct answer is 'Birds and reptiles'.