Which one among the following is an example of a living fossil?

Coral

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Ascidia

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Octopus

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King crab

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Solution

The correct option is D King crab
An organism is regarded as a living fossil if it has remained essentially unchanged for a considerably long time in the due course of evolution and whose close relatives are generally extinct.

Ex - King Crab (Limulus), Ginkgo tree

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