Select the incorrect statement related to Archaeopteryx?
Select the incorrect statement related to Archaeopteryx?
The correct option is D Connecting links between birds and mammals
Archaeopteryx lithographica was discovered in 1861 by Andreas Wagner from Bavaria, in Germany. Fossil was in the form of an impression on a sedimentary rock. This fossil is placed in the British Museum, London.
Archaeopteryx is considered as the connecting link between birds and reptiles. Hence option d is incorrect.
Archaeopteryx have certain avian (bird) characters like :
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Presence of feathers on the body.
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Jaws are modified into a beak. Hence option a is correct.
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Forelimbs are modified into wings. So option c is correct.
- An intimate fusion of the skull bones as seen in the birds.
Archaeopteryx have certain Reptilian characters like :
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Bones are not pneumatic.
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Jaws provided with teeth.
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Presence of a weak sternum.
- Presence of free caudal vertebrae (the bones that make up the tail) as found in lizards. So option b is correct.
Figure : Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx lithographica was discovered in 1861 by Andreas Wagner from Bavaria, in Germany. Fossil was in the form of an impression on a sedimentary rock. This fossil is placed in the British Museum, London.
Archaeopteryx is considered as the connecting link between birds and reptiles. Hence option d is incorrect.
Archaeopteryx have certain avian (bird) characters like :
-
Presence of feathers on the body.
-
Jaws are modified into a beak. Hence option a is correct.
-
Forelimbs are modified into wings. So option c is correct.
- An intimate fusion of the skull bones as seen in the birds.
Archaeopteryx have certain Reptilian characters like :
-
Bones are not pneumatic.
-
Jaws provided with teeth.
-
Presence of a weak sternum.
- Presence of free caudal vertebrae (the bones that make up the tail) as found in lizards. So option b is correct.
Figure : Archaeopteryx
