Multiple choice

A living fossil is an organism which has retained the same form over millions of years. The living fossil considered as the connecting link between pisces and amphibia is ___________.

  1. peripatus

  2. monotremes

  3. seymouria

  4. lungfish

  5. coelacanth
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Explanation

The coelacanth is a living fossil. Unlike any other living animal, coelacanths have a hinged joint in the skull, which allows the front part of the head to be lifted whilst feeding. They also have limb-like, lobed pectoral and pelvic fins and a unique tail consisting of three distinct lobes. They are considered as the connecting link between pisces and amphibia.

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