What Should Be True of Fossils of the Earliest Tetrapods

question 25

Multiple Choice

What should be true of fossils of the earliest tetrapods?

• A) They should show evidence of internal fertilization.
• B) They should show evidence of having produced shelled eggs.
• C) They should indicate limited adaptation to life on land.
• D) They should be transitional forms with the fossils of chondrichthyans that lived at the same time.
• E) They should feature the earliest indications of the appearance of jaws.

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