The ancestors of modern day frogs and salamanders are ____________.

Coelocanth

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Amphioxus

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Jawless fish

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Hemichordata

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Solution

The correct option is C Coelocanth
The answer is option A i.e. "Coelocanth".

Coelocanth evolved into the first amphibians that lived on land and water. These were ancestors of modern-day frogs and salamanders.
Amphioxus were ancestors of chordates.
Jawless fishes were ancestors of cephalochordates.
Hemichordates were just a group of marine invertebrate animals. They lack any type of backbone or chord.

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