Based on Acanthostega Fossils,scientists Now Believe the Earliest Tetrapods

question 24

Multiple Choice

Based on Acanthostega fossils,scientists now believe the earliest tetrapods

• A)were amphibians that used their limbs to drag themselves over the land from one waterhole to another.
• B)were reptiles that resembled crocodiles.
• C)were fully terrestrial.
• D)were fish that used their limbs to raise themselves out of the water to get gulps of air for oxygen.

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