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NEET Biology The Living World / जीव जगत Question Bank Evidences of Evolution

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    Complete fossil of whose among the following is found                         [CPMT 1994]

    A)            Archaeopteryx                         

    B)            Birds

    C)            Reptiles                                    

    D)            Horse

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               The earliest known bird in fossil record is Archaeopteryx lithographica, meaning ancient wing. It dates back to late jurassic period about 140 million years ago. It was discovered in a slate quarry at Langenaltheim, Bavaria (Germany) in 1861 by Andreas Wagner. A second skeleton was discovered in 1877 and third in 1956 from the same locality.


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