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Which one of the following is not a living fossil?

1. Sphenodon
2. Archaeopteryx
3. Peripatus
4. King crab

Correct answer: Archaeopteryx

Solution

A living fossil is an extant organism that has changed very little over long geological periods. Archaeopteryx is not living because it is an extinct transitional fossil, not a present-day species.

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