KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 6. Evolution
The ancestors of modern day frogs and salamanders are
- A Icthyophis
- B jawless fish
- C Amphioxus
- D Coelacanth
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(D) Coelacanth
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(D) Coelacanth,
In 1938, a fish caught in South Africa happened to be a Coelacanth which was thought to be extinct. These animals evolved into the first amphibians that lived on land and water. These were ancestors of modern day frogs and salamanders.
In 1938, a fish caught in South Africa happened to be a Coelacanth which was thought to be extinct. These animals evolved into the first amphibians that lived on land and water. These were ancestors of modern day frogs and salamanders.
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