Multiple choice

Fossil remains of Archaeopteryx indicate that

  1. it was flying reptile from Triassic

  2. it was a mammal that looked like a reptile from Permian

  3. reptiles gave rise to birds during Jurassic

  4. reptiles gave rise to birds during Permian
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Explanation

Archaeopteryx fossils from the Jurassic period (approximately 150 million years ago) show a transitional form with both reptilian features (teeth, long bony tail, claws) and avian features (feathers, wishbone). This provided crucial evidence that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic. It was not a Triassic reptile, not a mammal, and did not appear in the Permian period.

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