What is the significance of archeopteryx in the study of organic evolution?
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Study of Archaeopteryx's fossil helps toknow about Evoltionary Relationships.It is the link b/w reptiles & birds.It adds to the understanding that birds have evolved from reptiles.
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The fossil of archaeopteryx shows both reptilian and bird characters. They had beak with teeth and heavier jaws. Forelimbs were modified in to wings but had claws on it. Body was both feathery and scaly.
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"Archeopteryx is important in the study of organic evolution because it gives a clear connection between the birds and the reptiles. Archeopteryx is an organism in the size of a raven or a crow that lived 150 million years ago in southern Germany.
The anatomy and the morphology of this animal clearly shows characteristics of both reptiles and birds, which prove the fact that the birds have been developed from reptiles, to survive in environmental surroundings. "
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