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Question
What is a connecting link?
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Solution
These are fossil forms transitional or intermediate between two groups of organisms. It shows some characters to both the groups. Thus, it indicates the evolutionary line Seymouria (between amphibians and reptiles). e.g., Archaeopteryx (between reptiles and birds).
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