NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: ANIMAL KINGDOM

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[A]: Sphenodon is referred to as a living fossil.

[R]: It has retained many primitive characteristics of fossil or stem reptiles belonging to permain period.

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Correct option: A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Option A is correct because Sphenodon, also known as the Tuatara, is indeed a living fossil, and the reason provided accurately describes its retention of primitive characteristics from the Permian period.

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