Which of the following is considered a living fossil?

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Which of the following is considered a living fossil? (A) Locusta (B) Dentalium (C) Limulus (D) Ascidia

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A living fossil is an organism (such as a horseshoe crab, king crab, Tuatara, Coelcanth or a ginkgo tree) that has remained essentially unchanged from earlier geologic times and whose close relatives are usually extinct. Limulus is commonly called king crab.

Q. Which of the following is considered a living fossil?

Locusta

Dentalium

Limulus

Ascidia

A living fossil is an organism (such as a horseshoe crab, king crab, Tuatara, Coelcanth or a ginkgo tree) that has remained essentially unchanged from earlier geologic times and whose close relatives are usually extinct. Limulus is commonly called king crab.