Microraptor is a fossil reptile that had long flight feathers on all four limbs

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Microraptor is a fossil reptile that had long flight feathers on all four limbs and could probably glide. Which of the following statements is a reasonable conclusion to draw from the existence of Microraptor? icroraptor proves that flight in birds must have evolved from the trees down. )As Microraptor is 125 million years old, it is likely a descendant of Archaeopteryx. C) Microraptor implies that flight in birds probably evolved from the ground up. D) Microraptor provides no conclusive evidence for how flight evolved in the birds. E) More than one of these statements is reasonable.

Explanation / Answer

Microrapter proved that flight in birds have evolved from the trees down as they were mostly living in the trees. Microraptor is not a descendent of archeopatyrx . They were evolved earlier than archeopatryrx. Hence, only option A is correct.

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