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Question
List 10 modern-day animals and using the internet resources link it to a corresponding ancient fossil. Name both.
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Solution
| Animal | Fossil | |
| 1. | Man | Ramapithecus |
| 2. | Horse | Eohippus |
| 3. | Dog | Leptocyon |
| 4. | Camel | Protylopus |
| 5. | Elephant | Moerithers |
| 6. | Whale | Protocetus |
| 7. | Fish | Arandaspis |
| 8. | Tetrapods | Ichthyostega |
| 9. | Bat | Archaeonycteris |
| 10. | Giraffe | Palaeotragus |
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