Question

(HELP ASAPPPPP) How do fossils of the animal Archaeopteryx provide evidence that birds evolved from one group of dinosaurs?(11 points)

A. Fossils of , Archaeopteryx, have traits of both dinosaurs and birds.


B. Fossils of Archeopteryx were discovered near fossils of both dinosaurs and birds.


C. Fossils of Archaeopteryx are older than fossils of birds but younger than fossils of dinosaurs.


D. Fossils of Archeopteryx have traits that show they were better able to survive than dinosaurs but less able to survive than birds.

Answer 1

A. Fossils of Archaeopteryx have traits of both dinosaurs and birds. This provides evidence that birds evolved from one group of dinosaurs because it shows that there was a transitional species between dinosaurs and birds with characteristics of both. The presence of features such as feathers and a beak, which are unique to birds, along with teeth and a long bony tail, which are traits of dinosaurs, suggest that Archaeopteryx was a missing link in the evolutionary chain from dinosaurs to birds