The Fossil Fish Tiktaalik Made Headlines in 2005 Because It

question 30

Multiple Choice

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

• A)was preserved with a hook in its mouth and is the oldest evidence of human fishing
• B)was the largest shark ever recovered from the fossil record
• C)represents a transitional form between lobe-finned 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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