Ancient lobe-finned fishes are ancestral to tetrapods. Modern examples of lobe-finned fishes include lungfishes. Which feature of ancient lobe-finned fishes was important in the evolution of tetrapods and is also found in modern lungfishes? | |||||||||||
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Option (E) jointed fins
Fins of the lobe finned fish show a strong similarity with ancestral forms of tetrapods. Pectoral and pelvic fins are articulated in such ways that they resemble the precursor of tetrapod limbs.
Ancient lobe-finned fishes are ancestral to tetrapods. Modern examples of lobe-finned fishes include lungfishes. Which feature...
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