List 10 modern-day animals and using the internet resources link it to a corresponding ancient fossil. Name both.

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Solution

The modern day animals and their ancient fossils are listed in the following table.

Animal

Fossil

1.

Man

Ramapithecus

2.

Horse

Eohippus

3.

Dog

Leptocyon

4.

Camel

Protylopus

5.

Elephant

Moerithers

6.

Whale

Protocetus

7.

Fish

Arandaspis

8.

Tetrapods

Icthyostega

9.

Bat

Archaeonycteris

10.

Giraffe

Palaeotragus

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Animal		Fossil
1.	Man	Ramapithecus
2.	Horse	Eohippus
3.	Dog	Leptocyon
4.	Camel	Protylopus
5.	Elephant	Moerithers
6.	Whale	Protocetus
7.	Fish	Arandaspis
8.	Tetrapods	Icthyostega
9.	Bat	Archaeonycteris
10.	Giraffe	Palaeotragus