Which lineage shared several derived traits—such as the shapes and positions of bones in their appendages—with early tetrapods, and apparently gave rise to the tetrapods?
a. osteolepiforms
b. acanthodians
c. ostracoderms
d. conodonts
Ans: a. osteolepiforms
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__________ is a field of study concerned with the origins, evolution, and persistence of life on Earth as it relates to
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