Spiny anteater (Echidna) and Platypus (Ornithorhynchus) are the 'connecting links' between:

Amphibians and aves

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Mammals and amphibians

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Reptiles and mammals

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Reptiles and amphibians

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Solution

The correct option is C Reptiles and mammals
Spiny anteater (Echidna) and Platypus (Ornithorhynchus) are egg-laying mammals.
They lay hard-shelled eggs with a large amount of yolk like reptiles and also possess mammary glands by which the young ones are nourished.
Hence they are the connective link between reptiles and mammals because they possess the characters of both reptiles and mammals.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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