Duck-billed platypus is a connecting link between

Echinodermata and Chordata

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Arthropoda and Mollusca

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Reptilia and Mammalia

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Reptilia and Aves

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Solution

The correct option is C Reptilia and Mammalia
Duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus) is a connecting link between reptiles and mammals. It shows mammalian characters like mammary glands, hair, diaphragm, single aortic arch etc. It shows reptilian characters in having a large coracoid in pectoral girdle and in laying eggs with yolk and shell. Hence, option C is correct.

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