The Fossil Fish Tiktaalik Made Headlines in 2005 Because It

question 28

Multiple Choice

The fossil fish Tiktaalik made headlines in 2005 because it ____________.

• A) was preserved with a hook in its mouth and represents the oldest evidence of human fishing
• B) was the largest shark ever recovered from the fossil record
• C) represents a transitional form between more typical bony fish and terrestrial vertebrates
• D) was found alive in the modern deep ocean; previously, the fish was thought to be extinct

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