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Q.

Which of the following fish is a living fossil?

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a

Latimeria

b

Lepidosteus

c

Lepidosiren

d

Neoceratodus

answer is A.

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Latimeria is a bony fish belonging to the subclass Crossopterygii. It is the sole sur­viving representative of the coelacanths. 

Latimeria is known as a living fossil because its morphology has remained unchanged for hundreds of millions of years. While they share many characteristics with the other Osteichthyes like the skeletal system and a diphycercal tail, they are distinct.
 

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