Question

“Archeopteryx is connecting link between reptiles and birds”, justify.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Archaeopteryx is considered as a connecting link between reptiles and birds because it looks like a bird and has wings like birds. However, its teeth and tail are like those of reptiles. thereby suggesting that birds have evolved from reptiles.

Hence Archaeopteryx is connecting link between reptiles and birds.

Answer 2

Archaeopteryx, genus of feathered dinosaur that was once thought to be the oldest known fossil bird.the identification of feathers on the first known specimens indicated that the animal was a bird. Unlike living birds, however, Archaeopteryx had well-developed teeth and a long well-developed tail similar to those of smaller dinosaurs, except that it had a row of feathers on each side.

therefore suggest that birds have evolved from reptiles.

Hence Archaeopteryx is connecting link between reptiles and birds.

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